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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and Decisions) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: This section deals with expenses. What is the projected expense associated with the change? I refer to fluctuations in expenses?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and Decisions) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: It is important, when providing for legislation, that a Department have a projected cost in dealing with matters of public policy. On matters concerning the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, the committee has a duty, in exercising due diligence, to ask the question. The Minister's Department has a duty to provide the answer and indicate the projected scale, rather than giving a...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and Decisions) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: There is no import in what I am asking. It is a legitimate question regarding expenses with reference to this section of the Bill, a question to which the Minister cannot provide an answer. It is important that we ask questions about all aspects of public expenditure.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and Decisions) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: There are divisions between Government and the Department which give rise to legitimate concerns.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and Decisions) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: I can make an inference about general policy. I have a duty to ask a question about public expenditure where provision is made for an expense in respect of which the Minister cannot provide details. I am entitled to ask that question.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: I agree with the Minister. The amendments make sense.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (14 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: 463. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend the free travel pass to persons who are the recipient of the care provided by another person in receipt of carer’s benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20354/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (9 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: 55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the new secondary school for west Blanchardstown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20177/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (9 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: 57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the incentives or entitlements in place or being considered to encourage Irish-trained teachers who emigrated to return to live and work here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20186/19]

Road Traffic (All Terrain Vehicle and Scrambler Motor-cycle) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: I acknowledge the work my colleagues, Deputies Lahart and Curran, have done on this legislation. This problem is a scourge and a terror for many communities in Dublin. In every residents' association and at every public meeting there is a consistent trend of issues with scrambler bikes. People ranging from young children to those in their early twenties are terrorising communities....

Road Traffic (All Terrain Vehicle and Scrambler Motor-cycle) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: As with other legislative measures, we saw the headline about scrambler bikes but what was Sinn Féin proposing to do? It was proposing to amend and further complicate the Road Traffic Acts, which would have had a limited impact in addressing the issue. This Bill seeks to achieve a few things. It will be an offence to ride a scrambler bike in a public place where it is antisocial....

Road Traffic (All Terrain Vehicle and Scrambler Motor-cycle) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: When it comes to protecting children and our communities, there is a responsibility to have a national vehicle database to ensure there is an accountability element at the point of sale for the people who purchase the bikes and for those who sell the scrambler bikes. That was not addressed in the other legislation.

Road Traffic (All Terrain Vehicle and Scrambler Motor-cycle) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: In addition, there must be accountability with regard to a registry for owners. That is proposed in the Bill. Our party is constructive and if there are amendments on which we can work with the Government and other parties, my colleagues will facilitate them in order that we can have the best legislation possible. However, it is important to take action in respect of this issue. We...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Medals (8 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: 62. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to award a medal in 2021 to the Defence Forces and the national statutory and voluntary emergency services for their service to communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18778/19]

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

Jack Chambers: 66. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if consideration is being given to raising the age limits for eligibility to join the Defence Forces (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19500/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Expenditure (8 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: 210. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of the recently published Phoenix Park visitor experience strategic review carried out by the OPW and other bodies; the cost of the previous traffic study of the Phoenix Park by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18500/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Expenditure (8 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: 211. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the person or agency that commissioned the Phoenix Park visitor experience strategic review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18501/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (8 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: 212. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the public consultation period as part of the Phoenix Park visitor experience strategic review will be extended to give more time for persons to examine the report and make observations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18502/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (8 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: 213. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will fully publish the Phoenix Park visitor experience strategic review to make it available to those who do not have access to same online; his plans to better inform the public about the proposed changes and recommendations of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18503/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (8 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: 223. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the supports or mechanisms to assist persons with disabilities to acquire a job in the civil or wider public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18892/19]