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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: International Security Fund: Motion (26 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: Will the Minister support the establishment of a new agency if what I described emerges from it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: International Security Fund: Motion (26 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: Will the Minister be putting in a bid, as other Ministers are doing, for Ireland to host the agency or is it too early to do that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: I apologise for not being here for many of the contributions but I was with a thalidomide group. I will read the submissions but I also have a couple of questions. I came into this meeting thinking that deletion was the right approach but I am open about this and I will read the arguments that have been made. If there was a proposal to delete the current constitutional provision, would any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: Yes, I know. That is fair enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: That is helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: When we had the Minister in this morning, he mentioned a citizens' assembly process following the referendum but committee members will be aware that promises such as that often take a long time. Even with such a commitment, would the witnesses maintain the grounds that it should be replaced?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: Deputy O'Callaghan gave some examples of how we would regulate or provide a framework for a constitutional right, whether it should be symbolic or meaningful and how it would be structured. Could the witnesses give an example of what kind of case they would envisage coming before the courts where they would have a meaningful exercise of that right? Perhaps they could give one or two...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: I am talking about if there was a replacement article.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: How does the State regulate a constitutional right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: Does Mr. Dunne have an example? I take his point that "shall endeavour" means it is qualified obligation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: Yes. I again thank Mr. Dunne for his contribution. The expected timeline for the capacity legislation is ambitious based on what the officials who came before us said. It seems to be delayed again, which is worrying and of concern to us all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: The delays are a disgrace on that side of it as well. I thank Mr. Dunne.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (26 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: 108. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of applicants recruited despite failing a psychometric test for each recruitment campaign undertaken in the Defence Forces since 2012, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39107/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (25 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: 160. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of pension restoration for retired public sector workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38830/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (25 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: 171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new secondary school for the Castleknock and Carpenterstown area in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38357/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (25 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: 184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 174 of 8 March 2018, the status of the removal of prefab units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38575/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (25 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of planned development works and the replacement of prefab units at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38716/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: European Court of Justice Rulings (25 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: 530. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the working group established to examine the judgment of the European Court of Justice regarding the construction of one-off houses also known as the Flemish Decree; the reason the deadline for this group to report back has been missed by almost a year; when the group will report back; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (25 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: 542. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if visa stamp 4 holders are eligible for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the confusion with regard to the eligibility of visa stamp 4 holders applying for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38737/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Engagement with Ms Marie Donnelly (20 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: I thank Ms Donnelly for her very comprehensive presentation and the documentation she provided both to this committee and previously to the Citizens' Assembly. In terms of European norms, does the quality of Irish retrofitting match that of other European countries? There are different shades of retrofitting. Will Ms Donnelly comment on the quality of retrofitting in Ireland and what we...