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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Jack Chambers: The Bills Office will make a call on the issue before a Bill can be discussed on Committee Stage.

European Defence Agency Project: Referral to Select Committee (5 Feb 2019)

Jack Chambers: Ireland has a proud tradition of peacekeeping and the motion allows us to further develop our role as a nation committed to promoting peace and understanding across Europe and further afield. It is equally important that the men and women of our Defence Forces have access to the very best in training, expertise and modern technology so that they are properly equipped in their duties. Our...

Ratification of EU and NATO Status of Forces Agreements: Motion (5 Feb 2019)

Jack Chambers: Fianna Fáil will be supporting the proposals to ratify the status of force agreement that will facilitate the participation of Ireland in the EU battle groups. When I last was in the House speaking about this matter a few weeks ago, I set out our reasons and rationale for supporting this. It will provide the immunities, privileges and process for the joint co-operation that, as I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (5 Feb 2019)

Jack Chambers: 72. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the relocation of the Rotunda Hospital to Connolly Hospital. [5249/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (5 Feb 2019)

Jack Chambers: 228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the report being compiled by the NCSE regarding the provision of a special autism school for the Dublin 15 area; when the report will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5148/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (5 Feb 2019)

Jack Chambers: 248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school traffic warden will be appointed for adjoining schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5534/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (5 Feb 2019)

Jack Chambers: 575. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to change the existing level crossings in the Dublin 15 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5610/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (31 Jan 2019)

Jack Chambers: 49. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of vacancies in the Reserve Defence Forces by rank and unit at 31 December 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4726/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (31 Jan 2019)

Jack Chambers: 50. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number and rank of Reserve Defence Forces officer vacancies which arose in 2017 and 2018; the number promoted to fill the vacancies by brigade to date; the date on which further interviews will be conducted in each brigade to fill vacancies in the rank of captain, commandant and lieutenant colonel; the standard procedure to anticipate...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Jack Chambers: I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, lines 20 and 21, to delete "have sufficient mental or intellectual capacity to serve as a juror" and substitute "possess the decision-making capacity to exercise the functions of a member of a jury". The Bill states that a person who does not, in the opinion of the court, have "sufficient mental or intellectual capacity to serve as a juror" would not be...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Jack Chambers: It happens frequently on Committee Stage of various Bills that members are given a commitment about Report Stage. Would it not be better to insert something now that the Minister of State is potentially willing to accept on Report Stage and for him then to come back with the legal advice on Report Stage and propose an amendment to delete it, if that is his advice? If he is willing to...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Jack Chambers: Yes.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Jack Chambers: May I make a point?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Jack Chambers: I will support the amendment if it is pressed. The Government is overburdened with working groups, which delay reform across many areas of disability. In many cases, it is bureaucracy talking to bureaucracy. This is a simple amendment to direct local authorities to do what they should do anyway. It would have positive effects for those who need access. I do not know why a working group...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Jack Chambers: I move amendment No. 5: In page 4, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: "Amendment of section 3 of Referendum Act 1998 3. Section 3 of the Referendum Act 1998 is amended by the substitution of the following for subsection (1): "(1) The Commission shall have, in addition to any functions conferred on it by any other provision of this Act, the following principal functions in...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Jack Chambers: I do not accept that the amendment would complicate the work of the Referendum Commission. It seeks to go further than what is there at the moment. If we are trying to keep within the spirit of the Bill, the commission should be mandated to go the extra yard. None of its work up to now has sought to properly communicate the message to people with disabilities and ensure that voting is...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Jack Chambers: Yes.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Jack Chambers: I support the amendment. What is the remedy if these targets are missed? There is obviously a macro incentive for the public service to increase the percentage in employment but what is the remedy for a person with a disability on a micro level? At the organisational level of Department or State agency, they will displace the macro incentive to someone else, as it is a general percentage....

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Jack Chambers: If the amendment were pressed and accepted, it would probably overly complicate and potentially delay the Bill. I have not seen any amendment passed with an open-ended insertion of "adequate funding and resources", which would be impossible to interpret. While the Deputy's aim in introducing the amendment is correct, I do not think the Bill would pass with this amendment in it. It would...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Jack Chambers: I move amendment No. 12: In page 7, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “(iii) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (o): “(p) to act as the independent mechanism to promote, protect and monitor implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities done at New York on 13 December 2006.”.”. This...