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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: In terms of 2018 it sounds like the number of cases arising that appear not to have been progressed appropriately would be statistically irrelevant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Of the 7,894 cases that were not progressed appropriately, most of which took place between 2010 and 2015, what was the reason for them not being progressed? Was it simply Garda failure on an individual basis or was there a systems failure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Obviously the objective is to try to deter children from continuing along a path of crime. From the Commissioner's assessment of the youth diversion programme, does he think it is succeeding in that objective?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: How do the victims of crime respond to the scheme? If they are told the person who perpetrated the crime was a child and that we are going to divert the child into the youth diversion programme, is there a mixed response from the victims of crime? Are some of them dissatisfied, in particular if it is a serious crime?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: How can the people who make a complaint to An Garda Síochána keep apprised of how the complaint is being progressed by the Garda? Is it all dependent on contacting the garda to whom it was reported? Is there an objective way to contact the Garda system to see how the complaint is being progressed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: People making a complaint about a bike being stolen, or about a serious crime such as assault, make a statement at a Garda station. How can they keep aware of whether somebody will be prosecuted? Is it dependent upon them contacting the particular gardaí with whom they dealt to see what is happening?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: The youth diversion programme is a very good scheme and it should be promoted and encouraged. What is disturbing is the question mark over parts of it. I am sure it is the wish of the committee that the scheme continues because if we can get a child off the path of criminality at an early stage we will save society, that child and victims of crime in the long term. If we do not we will...

Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (12 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. Fianna Fáil will be supporting its provisions and we hope to see it pass as quickly as possible. As the Minister of State indicated, the catalyst for the introduction of this legislation is the Istanbul Convention. It is important that we enact this legislation so that we can ratify that convention, which was signed in May of 2011....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inspector of Prisons (12 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 286. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the staffing complement of the Inspector of Prisons; the staffing level deemed necessary; if requests for additional funding to increase staff numbers have been made in 2018 or to date in 2019; if so, the result of such requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6268/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (7 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of the roll-out of body cameras for all gardaí; if he has received such a request from the Garda Commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6189/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (5 Feb 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 654. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to amending the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme in order that persons that previously owned property but lost it during the financial downturn could be considered as eligible for such loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5134/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (31 Jan 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will be given a determination in respect of a citizenship application made in August 2016. [4886/19]

Juvenile Crime: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank all the Deputies who contributed to this debate, which has been a very good one. Unfortunately, I have not had the chance to read the countermotion put forward by the Government. I will read it carefully and if it can be agreed, it will be. However, I will need to defer that decision until tomorrow because I have not read it. Although this debate started because of the recent...

Juvenile Crime: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move:That Dáil Éireann: notes that:- a review of the Garda Youth Diversion Office (GYDO) recently carried out by An Garda Síochána has identified serious failings within the Garda Youth Diversion Programme (GYDP); - the review examined 158,521 youth referrals, relating to 57,386 individual children, which were created on the Police Using Leading Systems Effectively...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Conventions (30 Jan 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ratify the Budapest convention and the Lanzarote convention; the timeline for the ratification of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4179/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Conventions (30 Jan 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Ireland signed the Budapest convention on cybercrime in 2001 and the Lanzarote convention, which deals with the protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse, in 2007. When will the Minister ratify them?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Conventions (30 Jan 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: The online sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children is one of the most serious issues that any country can face. I am sure the Minister will appreciate that we cannot deal with on our own. It is an international problem and needs to be dealt with through international co-operation. That was the reason why the Council of Europe came up with these two conventions. The Budapest...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Conventions (30 Jan 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I hope I am not being unfair but based on what the Minister said, I take it that it is hoped that the Government will ratify these conventions this year. If that is so, it is to be welcomed, notwithstanding the fact that they should have been ratified a long time ago. We must recognise that international attention in this regard will focus on Ireland in due course. We have managed to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Civil Partnership Legislation (30 Jan 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the ruling that the prohibition on testifying against a spouse extends only to married couples and not to civil partnerships or other forms of relationship; the actions he will take to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4428/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Civil Partnership Legislation (30 Jan 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I am very aware of the ruling. A decision of the Court of Appeal made two weeks ago threw up a very interesting point for the Legislature. I do not want to deal with the details of the case but it concerned the rule that a spouse cannot be a compellable witness in a criminal trial. The argument made was whether it applied to people in civil partnerships or cohabiting people. The Court of...