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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

Katherine Zappone: Ms Kennedy clearly outlined a specialist mental health service and put forward the suggestion to us that this is required as another solution in terms of domestic abuse. She said the Women's Therapy Centre had developed one. Are there other examples or models in terms of services provided by others? Would the Women's Therapy Centre have developed a unique service in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

Katherine Zappone: Dr. Whitaker in her conclusion suggested undertaking an independent ethical inquiry on the violence issue in terms of prostitution. Can she say a little more on what that would mean?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

Katherine Zappone: So that is not a different suggestion than extensive research. I just thought it sounded different.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

Katherine Zappone: I thank Ms Smith for her presentation. At one stage, she said violence comes only as a result of the stigma around sex work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

Katherine Zappone: The Do or Die Foundation referred to an education programme for youth it has developed. Is that part of the written submission to us?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: European Police College: Motion (26 Feb 2014)

Katherine Zappone: Is the primary point of today's recommendation efficiency?

Seanad: Community Courts: Motion (25 Feb 2014)

Katherine Zappone: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Costello, a fine Deputy and Minister for his community, as Senator Norris so eloquently outlined. I enthusiastically support and welcome this motion and congratulate Senator Conway and other Fine Gael Senators who have argued for it with such conviction and evidence. Senator Bacik pointed out this proposal can be part of a cohesive approach to the...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2014)

Katherine Zappone: I am happy to take up where Senator Bacik left off by acknowledging with her and, I am sure, other Members of the House, the extraordinary work of the Constitutional Convention. I particularly welcome its decision to recommend to the Government, by 85% as the Senator noted, the strengthening of the protection of economic, social and cultural rights in the Constitution. My experience of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (19 Feb 2014)

Katherine Zappone: I refer to the division of the budget for the services which now come under the agency's remit, between crisis refuges, Rape Crisis Centres and support services. Was there some rationale behind the percentages of the total budget?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (19 Feb 2014)

Katherine Zappone: Does Ms Byrne believe the division of the budget will change in the future?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (19 Feb 2014)

Katherine Zappone: I thank all of the people who have made presentations. I thank them for being so focused and articulate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (19 Feb 2014)

Katherine Zappone: I shall start from where Deputy Anne Ferris finished. My question could be answered by a couple of the organisations because it is the same question and concerns legislation. Many of the witnesses have argued that we need to recognise domestic violence in different types of legislation, whether it is the Housing Act 1988, the Housing Regulations 2011, immigration law, the new Immigration,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (19 Feb 2014)

Katherine Zappone: I have two more questions. I have more questions for Ms Byrne from the Child and Family Agency. Can she describe for the committee the relationship between her agency and Cosc? I know she talked about it earlier but I want her to explain it a little more.

Seanad: Free Speech, Homophobia and the role of the State Broadcaster: Motion [Private Members] (18 Feb 2014)

Katherine Zappone: I move: That Seanad Éireann –- notes the importance of having a public debate on the issues of free speech, homophobia and the public service role of the State broadcaster in such debates; - further notes the necessity to explore these issues in the context of the forth coming referendum on marriage equality; andcalls on the Minister for Communications to debate these issues and...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2014)

Katherine Zappone: I believe Senator Darragh O'Brien made quite a reasonable proposal and I hope the Government or the liquidators might consider it. I commend the participants in and the makers of the "Somebody to Love" documentary screened on RTE 1 last evening. As we make laws on these issues, if anyone did not get a chance to view it, I would highly recommend that they do. The programme dealt sensitively...

Seanad: Political Reform: Motion (12 Feb 2014)

Katherine Zappone: It would be well worth giving Senator Ivana Bacik a couple of more minutes. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Taoiseach, Deputy Paul Kehoe. I appreciate his being here so soon after our other debate on Seanad reform. I highly commend the university Senators for tabling the motion. I welcome its breadth, as Senator Ivana Bacik and others have identified, and echo the...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Katherine Zappone: I support the call made by Senator Mac Conghail for the Seanad to act in the case of Margaretta D'Arcy. The day after Ms D'Arcy was imprisoned I sought legal advice on the matter. I understand it is within the gift of the Minister for Justice and Equality to issue a temporary release order, although he has stated that it is up to Ms D'Arcy to sign the bond. I wrote to him asking him to...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2014)

Katherine Zappone: I second the call from Senator Bacik in regard to that kind of debate and I look forward, I am sure, to Senator Norris adding to that with his great eloquence. I very much support that. I have a question for the Leader but I first want to welcome reports yesterday that the Minister, Deputy Burton, succeeded in resisting cuts of €440 million to welfare spending. I congratulate her on...

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (29 Jan 2014)

Katherine Zappone: I thank the Minister of State for his remarks. I also thank my colleagues, to whom I have listened very carefully. We have had a very fine debate on the motion and the amendment. I regret that the Minister of State was not able to offer some more reflection on what we have said due to time constraints, although I will accept that he attempted to do so. I would have liked to hear more of...

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (29 Jan 2014)

Katherine Zappone: I move: That Seanad Éireann: - conscious that the people of Ireland have recently rejected a constitutional amendment for its abolition; - noting the clear terms of Article 6 of Bunreacht na hÉireann which acknowledge that it is the 'right' of the people 'to designate the rulers of the State'; - noting that the terms of Bunreacht na hÉireann at Article 18 provide for a...