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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (16 Nov 2017)

Jack Chambers: 127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and position of gardaí and community gardaí stationed in Dublin metropolitan region west in each of the years 2009 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48511/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (16 Nov 2017)

Jack Chambers: 203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to electrify the Connolly to Maynooth rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48495/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (16 Nov 2017)

Jack Chambers: 204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the promised upgrade of the lighting and pathway along the Royal Canal path between Ashtown and Broombridge; if the budget for these works has been given to Luas cross city works; if this work will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48496/17]

Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Second Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Jack Chambers: I am. The other speakers will be here shortly. Fianna Fáil supports the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017. It is important that the House moves collectively to strengthen anti-white-collar crime through the measures contained in the Bill. The current legislation governing corruption is too unwieldy and because of recent court cases it is prudent to strengthen the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Jack Chambers: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. To follow up on a point made by Deputy Ó Laoghaire, Digital Rights Ireland last week said that the scheme as presented will inevitably end up in the courts and be appealed. Do the witnesses wish to reiterate that they feel the scheme as presented, if enacted, would not be permissible according to EU law?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Jack Chambers: If we create a two-tiered approach incorporating a strict necessity threshold, would the witnesses prefer, as Deputy Daly seems to wish, that everyone would have a high threshold regardless of their profession, background or potential category or do they feel there should be a separate threshold for journalists as proposed by Mr. Justice Murray? Which approach would the witness prefer to see?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Jack Chambers: Across the board. Would Ms Farries like there to be a higher threshold than that for everybody in order that everyone receive the specific or special protection or should there be a split categorisation as Mr. Dooley stated?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Jack Chambers: Would Ms Farries prefer to have the model proposed by Deputy Daly whereby there would be a special protection for every citizen to match the special protection for journalists or would she have split protection?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Jack Chambers: In terms of the Bill and the current architecture around the District Court and the referee to the Circuit Court and the High Court providing a supervisory role, the Department last week said it would like there to be a pooled skill level at District Court level but Ms Farries feels that would be unworkable and would not give adequate protection to citizens.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Jack Chambers: Would not be appropriate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Jack Chambers: I fully agree that there must be a higher threshold in terms of the courts architecture. A point mentioned by Deputy Ó Laoghaire is that if there were to be a split protection, might it be possible for someone, possibly a law enforcement agency, to try to explore or discover a source's communications with a journalist as a means to reach the journalist? Has that been explored in any...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (15 Nov 2017)

Jack Chambers: 82. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care psychologists recruited to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48229/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (15 Nov 2017)

Jack Chambers: 146. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to add the freestyle libre blood monitoring sensor to the long term illness scheme or reimbursement scheme; the position regarding plans to add this to either scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48272/17]

Multi-Party Actions Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Nov 2017)

Jack Chambers: I did.

Multi-Party Actions Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Nov 2017)

Jack Chambers: I welcome the Bill introduced by my Sinn Féin colleagues and I am pleased to be able to speak on it. As has been mentioned, the Bill replicates many of the findings and recommendations from the 2005 Law Reform Commission report on multi-party litigation, known as class actions in other jurisdictions. The Minister and others have mentioned the current test case procedure that comes...

Multi-Party Actions Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Nov 2017)

Jack Chambers: Say nothing.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (14 Nov 2017)

Jack Chambers: 267. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding that has been awarded to public hospitals under the NTPF insourcing scheme to date in 2017; and the treatments delivered by hospital, number, types of procedures performed and prices paid for each procedure type, in tabular form. [47655/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility (14 Nov 2017)

Jack Chambers: 268. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria applied when assessing if treatment in public hospitals is eligible to be funded as insourcing by the NTPF; the way in which it is ensured that the hospitals that are in receipt of HSE funding are not being funded twice for doing the same work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47656/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Eligibility (14 Nov 2017)

Jack Chambers: 269. To ask the Minister for Health the process by which public hospitals have been invited to apply for funding under the NTPF insourcing initiative; if a system of competitive tendering is used; the way in which value for money is ensured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47657/17]

Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill [Seanad] 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Nov 2017)

Jack Chambers: I have a few questions, further to the Minister's clarification. Will the Minister make the exploration of the impact of a potential mandatory open disclosure or will it be the Minister for Health? Will it be a combined effort? Is there a timeline for it? When Deputy O'Callaghan met officials from the Department of Justice and Equality, they said work would be ongoing. I would like to...