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- Mental Health (Renewal Orders) Bill 2018: Second Stage (2 Oct 2018)
Alan Kelly: I put it to the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, that there is an urgency about section 15(3) of the Mental Health Act 2001. It is unconstitutional. It is a big judgment and I believe it was a proper judgment. When one reads the judgment, it is surprising that it did not happen before. It is the correct judgment and the stay has given us time to deal with this issue. The Labour Party...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: I appreciate the clarification about deficits. Following on from Deputy Cullinane's comments, we need to prioritise Dr. Love coming in here. We need to really prioritise it and put it at the top of our agenda. I found the letter saying that he was going to be very alarming. Its tone suggests that he possibly needs to talk to us. It would be a good exercise. As we saw from the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: Has there been any response?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: I cannot see why they cannot be together.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: He is leaving anyway.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: Deputy David Cullinane has covered some of the points I was going to make. Representatives of the OPW will appear before the committee in two weeks.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: There is a response on the opening of Garda stations. It is a "Whatever you say, say nothing" type of response. We were around the houses on this issue with the Department of Justice and Equality. When its representatives were answering questions, they referred to the fact that the OPW would have a huge role to play. In advance of representatives of the OPW coming here, can we ask for all...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: The Minister, Deputy Shane Ross, has made multiple announcements on all of the work that is happening and about to happen. Let us get the facts.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: Absolutely.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: It is in order that we will not go into a meeting at which they say they will come back to us. Let us ask them in advance.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: I can confirm that it is.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: That is a very good point.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: I remember that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: The correspondence is dated 3 August.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: That is almost two months ago.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: I acknowledge that. The response notes that the concern was raised in consideration of correspondence on the Irish Prison Service, IPS. Have we since received that information? The correspondence states that a note regarding the IPS would shortly be submitted. Can we ask the Department for its definition of "shortly" because that commitment was made two months ago?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: We should tell the Department that it is acting the maggot. To me, "shortly" means a week, possibly two.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: Two months ago. The committee has a date in its diary regarding a whistleblower in connection with the Irish Prison Service, as the Chairman and I are well aware. I hope there is no overlap between those issues. The correspondence also states that material in respect of a request by the committee on 3 July for information regarding the operation of CCTV by local authorities would be...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
Alan Kelly: Is it a letter providing information or an explanation?