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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (19 Jun 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when all parts of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 will be commenced; the reason for the delay in commencing this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26638/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Properties (19 Jun 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 226. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the Thornton Hall site; the reason for the delay in the finalisation of the report from the working group that was established in January 2015 to examine the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26198/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Legislation (19 Jun 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 231. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans to opt into the EU e-evidence legislation proposed in Directive COM/2018/226 and regulation COM/2018/225; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26240/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (19 Jun 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 242. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps taken on foot of receipt of the submission from GSOC in January 2018 calling for legislative overhaul of the body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26326/18]

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (13 Jun 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: Deputy Brophy will still go into government with him.

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (13 Jun 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: I was not attacked.

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (13 Jun 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: No. Deputy Brophy's comments were addressed to Sinn Féin. I looked back at the debate on this issue last year. Many of the contributions, including my own, were relatively repetitive. Sometimes we make the same comments on this motion, but I was interested by Deputy Jonathan O'Brien's contribution. He said at the time: "Sinn Féin does not oppose special courts to deal with the...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (13 Jun 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: If Sinn Féin choose to go in with Fine Gael, one of the obstacles that it will have to overcome is the need to say that the Special Criminal Court is necessary. I will not be a part of the political game between Fine Gael and Sinn Féin. One should look objectively at the matter, be aware of the nature of the trials that are held in the Special Criminal Court and consider this...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (13 Jun 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: There is a certain element of repetition to this. This is the third time I have spoken on these motions since my election to the House and appointment as justice spokesperson. On each of the two previous occasions, I and Fianna Fáil have supported the motions. Without any question, we will support them again today. We support them because, regrettably, we believe they are necessary....

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

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister and his officials for their attendance. I commend him on one issue which he has not mentioned. This committee had, for a long while, advocated that the Minister abide by the recommendations in respect of the Magdalen laundries made by the Ombudsman and in the reports prepared previously by Mr. Justice Quirke. I acknowledge that the Minister ultimately followed the...

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

Jim O'Callaghan: The main issue of concern for this committee and members of the public is that we want to know when we will have a completed homicide review and a consequent report. Is that a matter of concern to the Minister? Does he know when that will happen? We have asked the Policing Authority and An Garda Síochána about the issue but the review does not appear to be forthcoming. I do not...

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

Jim O'Callaghan: Does the Minister expect a new Garda Commissioner to be appointed before he receives the report from the Commission on the Future of Policing that is due in September?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: I know it is difficult for the Minister to predict what will be in the report and I am not asking him to do so. If a report is produced and the Government supports its proposals and if the proposals involve legislative change, what will be the timeline for implementing the report?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: The committee produced a report on penal policy and sentencing, which referred to the Parole Bill that has completed Second Stage and Committee Stage. I know the Department is working on amendments for Report Stage. Could we expect that Bill to come before the Dáil prior to the recess or will we have to wait until the next session?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: Two reports were produced recently. One was from the internal Garda audit, which carried out an audit on how many gardaí were on front-line duty on a particular day - obviously it defined what constitutes such duty - and established that only 44% of officers were out on front-line duty. The second report, from the Road Safety Authority, stated that when individuals were stopped by...

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

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (13 Jun 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 88. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when all parts of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25749/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation Standards (13 Jun 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 90. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of male prisoners accommodated in single cell accommodation in accordance with the recommendation of the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25810/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation Standards (13 Jun 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 91. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that there are adequate prison spaces for male prisoners in the prison system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25811/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation Provision (13 Jun 2018)

Jim O'Callaghan: 92. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional spaces to be provided by the upcoming development at Limerick Prison; the number of additional spaces for males provided from 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25812/18]