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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Mick Wallace: I will be brief as I do not want to keep everyone here all day. We heard yesterday that recidivism in this area was much lower than we had thought. In 2013, the Irish Prison Service conducted a study on re-offending which found that the offence groups with the lowest rates of re-offending were homicide, at 26.2%, followed by sexual offences, at 28.2%. While it is obvious that the rate of...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Mick Wallace: I will make a number of points. We all agree that most judges have no problem in working within the legislation. However, we should all remember that, as legislators, we have a serious responsibility. We can have a huge impact on people's lives in what we do and say here and the legislation we draw up. I am not sure drawing up legislation which appears to be at odds with much of the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Mick Wallace: We will bin it.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Mental Health Services (29 Nov 2018)

Mick Wallace: 24. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the fact that there may be an inadequate level of mental health support for prisoners here as highlighted by a recent report by the IPRT; his further views on the fact that Irish prisons may not be meeting the standards of best international practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49796/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Surveillance Operations (29 Nov 2018)

Mick Wallace: 38. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on reports that prison officers have been put under surveillance; the details the investigation he has ordered into same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49793/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Employment (29 Nov 2018)

Mick Wallace: 40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum seekers that have been granted the right to work since June 2018; his views on the fact that the limitations imposed are stopping asylum seekers from obtaining work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49792/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commission on the Future of Policing Reports (29 Nov 2018)

Mick Wallace: 48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to implement the recommendations in the Commission on the Future of Policing Report; his views on the fact that some of the recommendations may dilute accountability; and the recommendations he will be implementing. [49794/18]

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Mick Wallace: I will make effectively the same points. We also support amendment No. 31. It was tabled at Committee Stage but was not successful. The World Health Organization, WHO, has said that waiting periods like this demean women as decision makers, and we ought to keep that in mind. Waiting periods will only lead to delays in accessing treatment. The UN committee on the elimination of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Mick Wallace: Hello everyone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Mick Wallace: I thank the witnesses for coming in. I came here to listen rather than to ask questions because we have much to learn. There are often knee-jerk reactions without enough thought. The PSNI assistant chief constable, Alan Todd, was before the committee some weeks ago and he was very interesting. We spoke about the challenges of mental health, the role played by the PSNI, and the amount of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Mick Wallace: Given the black-and-white approach used around this area, largely driven by a disappointing media, do the witnesses think there is enough training and education to bring a holistic approach from those at the coalface making decisions in the South?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Mick Wallace: On Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan's Bill, does Dr. Fitzgerald-O'Reilly find it is on the oppressive side?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Mick Wallace: Am I right in understanding that the foreign travel order has not been used in two years? Is Northern Ireland not different from the South? Do the witnesses from the North believe that Deputy O'Sullivan's Bill is unnecessary or something that we should progress?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Mick Wallace: What is Ms Counihan's take on this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Mick Wallace: I thank Ms Counihan, and I thank Deputy Wallace for that series of questions. Our final contributor is Deputy Ó Laoghaire.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (28 Nov 2018)

Mick Wallace: 56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the use of reduced timetables may leave the State open to legal challenges; his plans to address the underlying issues which lead to the use of reduced timetables; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49510/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (28 Nov 2018)

Mick Wallace: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to reports on the use of reduced timetables in schools for children with behavioural issues; his views on whether the lack of funding for disadvantaged schools may be contributing to this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49509/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (28 Nov 2018)

Mick Wallace: 110. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces recruits that were issued with certificates of discharge during the recruit training period in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the reason for each discharge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49653/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (28 Nov 2018)

Mick Wallace: 111. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces recruits that lodged appeals in cases in which certificates of discharge were issued during recruit training in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of these appeals that were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49654/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (28 Nov 2018)

Mick Wallace: 112. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces recruits that were issued with certificates of discharge while in recruit training for not meeting minimum height requirements in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49655/18]