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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Before we move to Deputy O'Callaghan, I ask Senator Black if Deputy Wallace's contribution might be taken before hers as he has -----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ----- a number of pressing matters to address.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We will not allow canvassing, of course, but almost anything else is permissible.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: With Senator Black's permission, I invite Deputy Wallace to contribute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Deputy Wallace and wish him good luck.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We will talk about that after you have left.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There we are. We will say no more.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: All right. I call Mr. Justice McMahon first, as the Senator's first question was directed at him.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There were further questions for Mr. O'Neill.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Would the Deputy like them directed in any particular sequence?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We will start with Mr. Killoran.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That is a straight-up request.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That is what we have established.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That is a good invitation for me to now say what I have to say. For some reason, the recording equipment broke down in the course of the exchange between Deputy Fitzpatrick and Mr. Killoran. I know it would be of no trouble to Mr. Killoran at all, but we would like him to say it all once again when the recording equipment comes back.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am only teasing. We will suspend for a moment to see if we can get back on track.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We will now resume in public session. I now ask the panel and members to manually reactivate the recording equipment by pressing the button to make a red light appear on their microphones. I am sure the technical aspect of it will be sorted in time. I had some questions myself but I am going to conclude with one observation, and to share a situation with the witnesses. When I was a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Please do. It would be very useful.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I appreciate that and thank Mr. Justice McMahon for sharing such up-to-date statistics with us. We have heard Mr. Justice McMahon's view on the so-called emergency direct provision that has come into being relatively recent. We have challenged the Minister, Minister of State, who is a former Chairman of the committee, and representatives of the agencies involved on this matter. They...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 May 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Obviously, I fully support Deputy Niamh Smyth's appeal but the issue I need to raise is one the Tánaiste addressed earlier during Leaders' Questions It is with regard to the anguish and stress that parents of children with spinal muscular atrophy must cope with as day by day they watch their child denied what is potentially a life-saving drug. With the advent of the approval of...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 May 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is not early.