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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill: Discussion (21 Oct 2015)

David Stanton: I was wondering about that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill: Discussion (21 Oct 2015)

David Stanton: Does Senator Mulcahy have a question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill: Discussion (21 Oct 2015)

David Stanton: Ms Gleeson is correct that there is a lot that could be done easily with little cost.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill: Discussion (21 Oct 2015)

David Stanton: I am sure Ms McDonald is not suggesting gardaí are not doing their job but that it is the procedures in place that are at fault.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill: Discussion (21 Oct 2015)

David Stanton: Procedures need to updated in that regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill: Discussion (21 Oct 2015)

David Stanton: The committee in one of its reports recommended the establishment of a criminal justice inspectorate, similar to that which exists in Northern Ireland, to review the criminal justice system as a whole. That has not yet happened. It is an issue we might revisit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill: Discussion (21 Oct 2015)

David Stanton: Would any of the witnesses like to comment on the rights of victims when a decision is made not to prosecute?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill: Discussion (21 Oct 2015)

David Stanton: There is a lot of work to be done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill: Discussion (21 Oct 2015)

David Stanton: My final question is probably for a sociologist rather than a psychologist or whatever. Most of witnesses present today work with victims of crime and so on. Do they get the sense that society is becoming uglier, more violent, what I call "un-personal", and generally less caring?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill: Discussion (21 Oct 2015)

David Stanton: That is interesting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill: Discussion (21 Oct 2015)

David Stanton: We could probably spend the rest of the week discussing these issues. I thank the witnesses for giving of their time and their expert input. We will send the submissions, the transcript and some of our comments to the Minister post haste. There is a slight matter of a general election down the road, but obviously other committees will be formed after the general election and it is to be...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Youth Strategy (21 Oct 2015)

David Stanton: 20. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 11 of 8 July 2015, if the new national youth strategy has been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36215/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (21 Oct 2015)

David Stanton: 125. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 707 of 21 March 2012, the progress in developing and operating dedicated heart failure units in Cork city under the national heart failure clinical programme; in particular the progress in relation to the staffing and operation of a full clinic in Cork University Hospital; if he will replace the pilot clinic which was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (20 Oct 2015)

David Stanton: 130. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has considered implementing a farm watch scheme such as those in operation in areas of the United Kingdom which help police combat rural crime and theft of agricultural equipment and livestock by working with farmers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35775/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports (20 Oct 2015)

David Stanton: 152. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has considered the cash for gold report of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality; the action she will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35774/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Submissions on Drugs Review: Discussion (14 Oct 2015)

David Stanton: The purpose of this part of the meeting is to have an engagement with some of those who made written submissions to the committee on its review of Ireland's approach to the possession of limited quantities of certain drugs. I ask everybody to turn off all mobile phones or to put them on aeroplane mode as otherwise they interfere with the sound and recording systems here. In session one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Submissions on Drugs Review: Discussion (14 Oct 2015)

David Stanton: I thank Mr. Roe. We will now move on to the Dublin North East Drugs and Alcohol Taskforce. I invite Mr. Pat Carey to make his opening remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Submissions on Drugs Review: Discussion (14 Oct 2015)

David Stanton: I thank Ms Butler. So far, everyone has stuck to the time allocated, which is appreciated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Submissions on Drugs Review: Discussion (14 Oct 2015)

David Stanton: I thank Ms Malone for her presentation and for keeping within the time limit. I appreciate that. I invite Ms Martina McGovern to make her presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Submissions on Drugs Review: Discussion (14 Oct 2015)

David Stanton: The final submission in this session is from Merchants Quay Ireland, represented by Mr. Tony Geoghegan and Ms Denisa Casement.