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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (1 Jun 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action being taken to deal with the finding of the recent audit report by the special rapporteur on child protection which suggested an inadequate response on the part of Garda management in the area of changes in ethnic and cultural diversity and that there is a lack of training to help gardaí deal with those...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (1 Jun 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 53. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of crimes recorded on PULSE in 2016 in which the initial classification of the crime was subsequently changed to another type of crime, for example, a burglary being reclassified as criminal damage. [26451/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Passport Controls (30 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she will take to reduce the queues for passport control by passengers arriving into Dublin Airport at Terminal 1, particularly in the late evenings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25498/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Stadium Projects (30 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 590. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps being taken to enable an organisation (details supplied) to redevelop a stand; and if he will give consideration for it to be part of the review of the public capital expenditure programme for 2017. [25480/17]

Criminal Justice Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Deputy Clare Daly is correct in saying that the process should be transparent. It is transparent, however. When somebody makes an application for bail, it is done in an open court where the public can hear it. The judge makes a decision at the end of it and that decision is generally given on an ex temporebasis - the judge just speaks out the judgment. As there is a digital audio recording...

Criminal Justice Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I agree with one aspect of Deputy Wallace's contribution. The last thing I want is the Irish Prison Service or aspects of our criminal justice system to be privatised. The Deputy is correct in referring to the position in the United States where it has become profitable for large companies to ensure the prison population is increased and certain preventative measures are introduced in the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Chairman for fixing Committee Stage for this morning. I acknowledge the role the Tánaiste has played in dealing with this Private Members' Bill, the broad principle of which she has accepted and on which she is happy to work. I am conscious of the fact that I have had engagement with the Department of Justice and Equality, which I welcome. A lot of amendments have been...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 1:In page 5, line 13, to delete “1 June 2017.” and substitute the following:"such day or days as may be fixed by order or orders made by the Minister, either generally or by reference to any particular purpose or provision, and different days may be so fixed for different purposes or different provisions.". The original Bill proposed it would commence...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: There is a lot of agreement. I will go through the amendments one by one. The amendment we are dealing with now is amendment No. 3, in which Deputy Daly is trying to amend the definition of parole order. At present, the Bill states it shall be construed in accordance with section 22. Deputy Daly wants to change this to section 22(1) and (2) and she also proposes a new section. It is...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Yes.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Deputy Daly's main concern is with amendment No. 72. There is no difference between amendments Nos. 5 and 6. Amendment No. 6 is probably broader and does not take into account section 22(3), which may not be there. With regard to amendment No. 72-----

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I see the point the Deputy is making, but I would have thought amendment No. 6 is probably broad enough. I am conscious that somebody in the Department will have to look through it and harmonise it before Report Stage. I am open minded about it. There is not a huge difference between the two. The recommendations referred to in amendment No. 6 are probably broad enough if they can make...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 4:In page 6, line 14, to delete “Act, shall” and substitute “Act shall,”. As the Chairman said, these are all technical amendments. For instance, one is for a misplaced comma. Another removes replication of the words "to have". I do not think there is anything controversial about any of them.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 6:In page 8, line 14, to delete “generally.” and substitute the following:“generally,(e) to make recommendations regarding the sentence management of prisoners and transfers to an open prison.”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 7:In page 8, line 22, after “Courts” to insert “or is a practicing academic, barrister or solicitor of at least 10 years standing”. Amendment No. 7 proposes to expand the qualifications of an individual who can become chairman of the new parole board. In the original draft, it was limited to somebody who was a judge or retired judge. The...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Deputy Mick Wallace has an amendment about the member of the board from the Garda. I had originally indicated that it should be a current or retired member of An Garda Síochána but Deputy Wallace suggests we take out the term "or retired". I think it might be better to have a retired garda as opposed to a current garda on the board. I would think a current garda should be out...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I tabled the amendment along with the Deputy.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: While I was listening to the contributions I looked at section 8 again. In fairness to me, I thought it was quite well drafted. I accept the Tánaiste's point about the nomination from the Probation Service. As a result, I will withdraw amendment No. 18. It is inappropriate, as I have suggested, to try to get around that by getting the Irish Prison Service to nominate the person....

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: If we delegate everything away from politicians will never be able to hold any politician to account. It is useful to have a mix so we do not say it has nothing to do with us because the Public Appointments Service came up with the person. Deputies Wallace and Daly know I have the greatest respect for them, but we should stick with what I have with several of the amendments. As I have...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: No. I have nothing more to say.