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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of the Civil Liability (Amendment) (Prevention of Benefits from Homicide) Bill 2017 (27 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is in section 46C(1)(a). I do not think that is problematic. I do not think it is an issue that there is a severance and it is identified as being severed from the date of the offence. It does not really alter it. Obviously, there is a process for a court to determine whether it should stand severed, but if the court, based on the evidence, reaches a conclusion that the provision...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of the Civil Liability (Amendment) (Prevention of Benefits from Homicide) Bill 2017 (27 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is for the benefit of people, primarily the families, to bring an application. There may be situations where people do not bring an application.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of the Civil Liability (Amendment) (Prevention of Benefits from Homicide) Bill 2017 (27 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: It remains as was identified by Professor Mee, that the joint tenant ultimately assumes their own interest and the interest of the other joint tenant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of the Civil Liability (Amendment) (Prevention of Benefits from Homicide) Bill 2017 (27 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is that there would be a roadmap for people to bring an application.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of the Civil Liability (Amendment) (Prevention of Benefits from Homicide) Bill 2017 (27 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Does Ms Doyle believe the legislation should only be amended to include situations such as joint tenancies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of the Civil Liability (Amendment) (Prevention of Benefits from Homicide) Bill 2017 (27 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: Concluding remarks, as the Chairman would say.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of the Civil Liability (Amendment) (Prevention of Benefits from Homicide) Bill 2017 (27 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Ms Helen Doyle, Mr. Noel Byrne, and Professor John Mee for coming in, for their detailed consideration of the legislation and for the written reports they have prepared in respect of it. I am not in any way proprietorial or sensitive about it. The most important thing is that if we are introducing legislation, we get it right. We will take on board everything that has been said...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Data (26 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 227. To ask the Minister for Finance the volume and value of seizures of smuggled solid fuel to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13752/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Expenditure (26 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 245. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of the provision of security and upkeep of Garda stations that are not in service; the costs accrued per station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12832/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (26 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 434. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the planned deployment at divisional level for gardaí that graduated on 8 March 2019 from Templemore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12828/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (26 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 435. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community Garda in each division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12829/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (26 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 436. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding allocated to the traffic corps in 2018 in each Garda district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12830/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (26 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 437. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional marked and unmarked Garda cars and vehicles allocated to each Garda division in 2018 and to date in 2019; the number that were withdrawn during the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12831/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (26 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 489. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding tackling violent crimes involving knives; the new initiatives under way to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13092/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (26 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 490. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions taken to date to monitor the prevalence and frequency of individuals carrying knife and knife-like instruments on their persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13093/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (26 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 491. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 303 of 27 November 2018, the number of crimes in which a knife was used or was an element of the crime in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13094/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (26 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 504. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the oversight mechanism by which his Department identifies trends in the use of knives by individuals engaged in criminal activities in view of continued difficulties in the collection of information on the PULSE database. [13233/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (26 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 505. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of knives seized by An Garda Síochána by county in each of the years 2016 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13234/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (26 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 510. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of behaviour warnings issued to children and adults, respectively, in 2018 by Garda division. [13268/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Mediation Service (26 Mar 2019)

Jim O'Callaghan: 551. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons waiting on mediation through the free legal aid system; the length of time they are waiting; the waiting times for same by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13744/19]