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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Administration of Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme: Report of Ombudsman (31 Jan 2018)

Jack Chambers: The witness is saying that the Act cannot be implemented this year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Administration of Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme: Report of Ombudsman (31 Jan 2018)

Jack Chambers: Will it be compliant with what it is ratifying this year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Administration of Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme: Report of Ombudsman (31 Jan 2018)

Jack Chambers: The witness is saying that it requires this to be-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Administration of Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme: Report of Ombudsman (31 Jan 2018)

Jack Chambers: Ireland will ratify something with which it will not be compliant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Administration of Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme: Report of Ombudsman (31 Jan 2018)

Jack Chambers: The Government announced this week that it would be ratified in March. Is the witness saying that it is going to ratify something that it is not compliant with?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Administration of Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme: Report of Ombudsman (31 Jan 2018)

Jack Chambers: The witness also mentioned compliance with the UN convention as a reason for not using the wards of court process in his statement. He is using a future policy change as a reason for not progressing applications from a number of women who are entitled to payment under this scheme. He mentioned that the UN convention was a reason for not progressing the payment. He is now saying that we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Administration of Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme: Report of Ombudsman (31 Jan 2018)

Jack Chambers: The witness mentioned the UN convention as a reason for denying the women-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Administration of Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme: Report of Ombudsman (31 Jan 2018)

Jack Chambers: Why did the witness mention the UN convention?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Administration of Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme: Report of Ombudsman (31 Jan 2018)

Jack Chambers: What relevance did it have to the justification for his statement? The witness mentioned the UN convention in his statement, under the capacity recommendation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Administration of Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme: Report of Ombudsman (31 Jan 2018)

Jack Chambers: What relevance does it have to his justification of what has been done in the past two years? If the State has not ratified the convention yet, why was it used to defend the recommendation of the Ombudsman?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Administration of Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme: Report of Ombudsman (31 Jan 2018)

Jack Chambers: The witness mentioned the convention.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Administration of Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme: Report of Ombudsman (31 Jan 2018)

Jack Chambers: We need clarity around what the Government has announced in the past week. It has said that it will ratify something that the Department is now telling me it will not be compliant with.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Administration of Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme: Report of Ombudsman (31 Jan 2018)

Jack Chambers: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Administration of Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme: Report of Ombudsman (31 Jan 2018)

Jack Chambers: Deputy Clare Daly has summed up the situation very well. We, as a committee, have a duty to make the Minister accountable but, as such, we have heard from the Department. I thank Mr. Tyndall for his response. Obviously there was a difference of opinion between the Department and the Office of the Ombudsman in terms of the prima faciecase that there had been maladministration and a narrow...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Administration of Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme: Report of Ombudsman (31 Jan 2018)

Jack Chambers: What was the context? Does the Office of the Ombudsman have a copy of the response given by the Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Administration of Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme: Report of Ombudsman (31 Jan 2018)

Jack Chambers: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Administration of Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme: Report of Ombudsman (31 Jan 2018)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Ombudsman.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (31 Jan 2018)

Jack Chambers: 271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the consideration that has been given to ensuring a Dublin Bus route (details supplied) will not be adversely affected when the new Luas trams are rolled out as part of the Luas Cross City and Green Line extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4670/18]

Shortage of Teachers: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2018)

Jack Chambers: I have met young teachers who are members of the INTO in my constituency. The cumulative loss to them over their working lifetime will be between €70,000 and €100,000. The Government's policy of pay inequality needs to end. Teachers are leaving the country en masseand it cannot continue. The Government needs to properly reward teachers with decent pay and conditions, and its...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Jack Chambers: I thank my colleagues, Deputies O'Loughlin and Deputy O'Callaghan, for drafting the Bill. I also thank the experts before us for attending. I will play the role of devil's advocate in asking my questions. Ms McElwee spoke about the threshold of proof, broadening the criteria and presenting evidence. To follow through on that argument, does she agree that one could make the same argument...