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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (13 Mar 2019)

Clare Daly: 330. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a list of all private bus companies (details supplied) that accept free travel passes will be provided. [12463/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Mar 2019)

Clare Daly: I thank the witnesses for coming in. It has been very useful for us. As I do not want to repeat points previously made, my questions might be a bit eclectic, but I ask people to bear with me. Following what Deputy O'Callaghan said, I wish to ask Dr. Burns about the in camerarule. His account of the chilling effect would be akin to mine and he said it impacted on his research. I have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Mar 2019)

Clare Daly: We would need a combination of those measures to meaningfully reform thein camerasituation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Mar 2019)

Clare Daly: Obviously resources form part of that. I am still stressed and depressed after listening to Dr. Lord's account of a visit to the courts. It resonated with all of us; we felt what somebody would go through in being there. Further to a point FLAC made, even though it is important to address the issues relating to the physical structures and the immediate changes we can make, Dr. Burns said...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Mar 2019)

Clare Daly: A key aspect of this is that if we put the voice of the child centre stage, that can be a key plank in reforming the family law situation. I am intrigued by some points that Dr. Shannon made. He indicated that the binary nature of family processes is problematic for complex family situations and that children often want flexibility in arrangements that the system does not allow them to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Mar 2019)

Clare Daly: It is. For our report, we would look to suggest something radical because the problem here has been that, exactly as Dr. Shannon says, this has been debated for decades. Many good recommendations have been made but there has been no implementation of them. People either did not bother with them, could not care less or it is part of a deeper cultural problem, which is the direction in which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Mar 2019)

Clare Daly: I have a couple of concluding points. I seem to be picking on Mr. Shannon but his contribution has been really useful and feeds into everything we are considering here. I am not sure if Dr. Shannon and Mr. Burns are contradicting each other but Dr. Shannon stated that judges have to set firm timetables for cases and so on. He also stated that the process should be child-focused and that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Mar 2019)

Clare Daly: What is the best way of doing that? Are we talking about an amendment to our family law legislation or a provision added to the Judicial Council Bill? How would we do that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Mar 2019)

Clare Daly: Mr. Burns mentioned decision makers with specialist knowledge who are not judges being involved in this area. How would that work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Mar 2019)

Clare Daly: That is a very interesting idea. My final question is on the breach of care orders, an issue that came up earlier and which was also referred to at last week's meeting by Dr. Róisín O'Shea. It is quite shocking that care orders on access are being ignored and no sanctions are being applied. What sanctions do our guests think should apply? We discussed the issue last week in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Mar 2019)

Clare Daly: My understanding last week was that Dr. Róisín O'Shea had said that there was already a sanction but that it was not imposed because people did not know, if orders were breached, that they could apply to have a sanction imposed. Perhaps I got it wrong.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Mar 2019)

Clare Daly: I certainly was not taking the point in isolation. It was very much in the context of everything else, but it was an issue that had been raised previously. It is an existing provision that is being ignored. It is also damaging to the children involved if their voices are not being heard, but it could equally be the other way around. The kid could be saying he or she wants to go but is...

National Children's Hospital: Motion [Private Members] (12 Mar 2019)

Clare Daly: I salute Deputy Mattie McGrath and the Rural Independent Group for tabling the motion. A narrative has been put about that the damage has been done, it is an absolute scandal but what can we do? It is too late. The motion before the House this evening puts a lie to that. All the Deputies who stand up and speak of a scandal but who do not support this motion are facilitating a continuation...

National Children's Hospital: Motion [Private Members] (12 Mar 2019)

Clare Daly: This is the absolute nonsense that we have had to put up with on the matter. We want concrete figures and concrete explanations. We do know, however, that the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board has applied to Dublin City Council to stay in its head office for a further five years, that is beyond the proposed completion date, so it expects the project to overrun. A greenfield...

Tributes on Retirement of Member of Staff (12 Mar 2019)

Clare Daly: I will not prolong Patricia's agony. I am sure she is not exactly loving any of this. On behalf of Independents 4 Change, and certainly as a member of the Business Committee, it has been my privilege to work alongside her. She embodies a quintessential lady with the heart of a tiger which I think is what we need. She is firm and effective. The world's gain is our loss in here. I wish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Protected Disclosures (12 Mar 2019)

Clare Daly: 24. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the deliberations of the panel of barristers he has convened in respect of protected disclosures from current and former gardaí; and if he is satisfied with the manner in which protected disclosures are being handled by An Garda Síochána. [11955/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (12 Mar 2019)

Clare Daly: 50. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to comments by the chief medical officer of the Defence Forces (details supplied); and if soldiers have been disciplined for falsely claiming to be sick from taking Lariam in view of those comments. [11543/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (12 Mar 2019)

Clare Daly: 51. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to comments by the chief medical officer of the Defence Forces (details supplied); and if a complaint has been made to An Garda Síochána regarding outside groups encouraging soldiers to make fraudulent claims to be suffering side effects from Lariam in view of those comments. [11544/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (12 Mar 2019)

Clare Daly: 52. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of backdating claims for Army Rangers, chefs, accountants and recruits to the dates recommended by adjudicators in each case. [11879/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (12 Mar 2019)

Clare Daly: 69. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the UN guiding principles on human rights impact assessments for economic reform policies, which are being debated at the UN Human Rights Council; and his plans for rolling out such principles when adopted. [11948/19]