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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (12 Jun 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to the serious crime review team in DMR north Garda division in 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24420/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust): Motion (12 Jun 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister and his officials for coming. I support Ireland's membership of Eurojust. It has been beneficial for prosecutors from this country to meet others from Europe and it is even more important in the aftermath of Brexit, as is the case even with the threat of Brexit. We should continue our membership so I support opting in to this provision.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Deputy Ó Laoghaire has agreed to allow me in ahead of him if that is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I must do a radio interview at 11 a.m. and I apologise. I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee and for their very helpful submissions. So they are aware of the process we are engaged in, we are having extensive hearings and we will go on a visit to a direct provision centre on Friday and then we will produce a report. We want to include in the report recommendations we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: The problem that arises is that when people who arrived at the age of 16 reach the age of 18, they can find themselves transferred to a direct provision centre-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: -----which would be a very traumatic and significant change.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Does Ms Ward believe social workers need to be better informed on the importance of lodging these applications? Should we go down the McMahon route of providing them with legal advice in respect of the application?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Whereas if they did it at 16 or 17-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Ms Finn mentioned it might be better to move this from the Department with responsibility for justice to that with responsibility for housing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Does she have concerns because it is not as though we do housing particularly well in this country? Would she be concerned if we transferred this from being a justice issue where there is an absolute obligation on the State to provide shelter and support for people who come seeking asylum? If they were fully integrated into the system without that protection, they would be on the housing list.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Dr. Thornton for his research in the area. Has any research been done on the impact of the direct provision system on children's access to and attainment in primary education as an issue he is concerned about?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Dr. Thornton. I thank the Chairman and I thank Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire for letting me in.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Childcare Services Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the new inspection and regulatory environment introduced for childcare providers of school aged children is reducing the availability of childcare provision; his plans to review the new regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23388/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank everybody for coming in and for the submissions given to the committee. As Deputy Chambers just mentioned, we must prepare a report and it is good that we are hearing the direct experiences of people who have been involved with direct provision. Are all or many of the witnesses still in direct provision? Are they in the same part of the country?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Are the rest of the witnesses still in direct provision?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: What is Ms Ndlovu's direct experience? Has it been a very negative experience or what could be done to change it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is no problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: From where did Ms Ndlovu come?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: How long has Ms Ndlovu been in direct provision?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Ms Ndlovu is going through the process but there has been no determination in respect of the application.