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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: Yes. People can be verified and still avail of a platform, but be publicly anonymous.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: I am implying that if somebody is subject to significant racist abuse and the Twitter platform allows that to happen and it has a huge impact on the person, whether they are anonymous or public Twitter cannot go back and provide another condition on freedom of expression where it says that not only is their freedom of expression important, but so is anonymity and even no verification.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: Then Twitter says it is not responsible for it and has nothing to do with it as it is not a publisher but simply a platform that adheres to certain community standards. However, many people are affected in that car crash when they are subject to it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: Twitter would not support verification.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: I mean a greater threshold of verification than Twitter has at present.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: Twitter collects a great deal of data to sell to advertisers.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (8 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 5. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason for the lowering of the age limit for entry to cadetships from 28 to 26; the research and consideration undertaken prior to making the change; the decision making process he and his Department followed in agreeing to the proposal by the military authorities to bring the age down to 26; the consideration given to the talent pool of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (8 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 7. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the policy for the disposal of Civil Defence uniforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40937/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the development of a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40882/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (8 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 278. To ask the Minister for Health the disability services within the Sláintecare plan; when multi-annual funding will commence for the disability sector; the individual planning pathway for those currently in the disability sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40941/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (8 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 279. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to develop a management information system within the disability sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40942/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (8 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 280. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is ringfenced for the disability sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40943/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (8 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 301. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering allowing for the establishment of dental hygiene practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41028/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Administration (8 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 518. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average processing time for approving HAP applications; if his attention has been drawn to delays in processing new HAP tenancy applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41000/19]

Defence Forces (Evidence) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: We have a responsibility to the troops to pass legislation on the matter.

Defence Forces (Evidence) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: Fianna Fáil will support this Bill, which was published several years ago. I hope that some of the recently announced measures progress at a faster rate. The heads of this Bill were approved in 2015. They were published almost five years ago but we are only seeing the Bill and debating it for the first time now. It shows that there must be a more active attempt within the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (3 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 41. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the policy for equipment disposal within the Civil Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40213/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (3 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 43. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces; the breakdown by rank across the three services; the gender breakdown of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40474/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (3 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 45. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits the Permanent Defence Forces have taken on to date in 2019 with regard to all three services; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40476/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (3 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 44. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Reserve Defence Forces with regard to all three services and all ranks; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40475/19]