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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: Has information sharing between the crime and security section and policing section been reviewed in regard to matters affecting An Garda Síochána?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: There is no point in us talking generally about issues. The Minister is head of the Department. Issues within the Department have been identified in various reports and unless he knows what actions are being delivered by the change and implementation group, there is a concern that change will not happen. We know from the Toland report that there was a difficulty in terms of the pace of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: Exactly. Part of the problem is that many of the reports have not been acted upon. Will this be another report that sits and gathers dust? We need to know that this is-------

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: It is a fair comment. The Minister should consider all of the reports with recommendations on change management, as well as other reports, because of the absence of progress on those changes. We need more regular updates in that regard and I would like to see movement in terms of the pace of report delivery. The Minister was recently quoted as saying that there is a substantial threat...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: The Sunday Business Postrecently reported on interference by the Department in the operation of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority and the perception of an erosion of its independence from the Department. I ask the Minister to comment on that matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: The Minister earlier smiled about new politics and that many submissions have been made. Fianna Fáil has tried to progress the Gambling Control Bill. We tabled it in Private Members' time and it has passed this committee and awaits a money message from the Minister's Department. Will the Minister engage on that Bill in terms of amendments or drafting changes or does he intend to go...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: I agree that the Minister of State is committed to it. My question was whether the Minister will facilitate the progression of the Gambling Control Bill by allowing it to go to the Select Committee on Justice and Equality and beyond. I did not ask him about legislation which relates to a technical problem that has nothing to do with regulation of gambling.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: What is the Minister's disposition in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Oversight and Accountability: Minister for Justice and Equality (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: A person was recently killed or nearly killed - I am unsure of the outcome - in an incident involving a scrambler in the city of Dublin. I do not ask the Minister to comment on a specific case but there is a legal lacuna which I have raised in questions to the Minister in the Dáil. The Minister has stated that he has a working group on the issue with various local authorities and the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Commemorative Medals (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: 61. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the awarding of a medal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25791/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: 125. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 198 of 28 March 2018, the status of the process of negotiations for the funding of the drug Translarna; the definition of a timely manner as stated in the response; if consideration will be given to engaging with the drug provider to provide information on the steps the resubmission process would involve for the drug...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (13 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: 163. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures being introduced to reduce the level of plastic and single use plastics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25800/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (12 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: 356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) will receive the necessary level of special needs assistant, SNA, support as advised by health professionals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24764/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (12 Jun 2018)

Jack Chambers: 1247. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a matter regarding changes to pension calculations and age of eligibility for a pension (details supplied) will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25011/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Jack Chambers: Lots of Freudian slips there, Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Jack Chambers: I thank Ms Feehily and Ms Hall for coming in. Ms Feehily mentioned a broadening of the powers of the authority. What is her ideal fit in terms of the policing architecture that we have currently? The Garda Inspectorate appeared before us last week and it had its own ideas on the matter. The authority has made a submission to the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland. We cannot...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Jack Chambers: Ms Feehily is right. There is organisational confusion, particularly among the public.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Jack Chambers: I hope that the policing commission will rationalise the matter. In terms of disciplinary regulations, when senior management were before the committee they said that the regulations were being reviewed and modernised. Do the regulations fit in with section 3? Can Ms Feehily outline what is happening with the regulations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Jack Chambers: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Jack Chambers: Has a timeline been given to the Policing Authority? A lack of a timeline was an issue when we had the Garda Síochána here a while ago. A timeline is important.