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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: Apologies have been received from the Cathaoirleach Deputy Lawless; Deputy Costello; and Deputy Brophy. Deputy Leddin will attend in substitution for Deputy Costello and Deputy Griffin will attend in substitution for Deputy Brophy. Due to the Cathaoirleach's absence, I have been asked to chair, which I hope is in order with members. This meeting is to consider Committee Stage of the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: Amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, and 5, are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: Amendments Nos. 4 and 21 are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: Amendments Nos. 6, 7, 22 and 23 are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: Amendments Nos. 9 to 12, inclusive, 18 and 19 are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: Pursuant to Standing Order 187(3), the clerk will report specially to the Dáil that the committee has amended the Title.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: On behalf of the select committee, I thank the Minister and her officials for their attendance. The committee will meet again on Tuesday, 28 November 2023 to consider Committee Stage of the Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023 and the Supplementary Estimates for 2023.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Message to Dáil (14 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Justice has completed its consideration of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023, has made amendments thereto and has amended the Title. Under Standing Order 100(2), the message is deemed to be the report of the committee.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: I am reluctant to come into the House and raise the following issue again but unfortunately the numbers are going in the wrong direction. In the children's disability network team in my area of community healthcare organisation 9, the numbers are going in the wrong direction by 80, from 2,795 in June of this year to 2,873 as of the end of September. This means we have thousands of children...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (9 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: 26. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his Department’s efforts to reduce the number of patients on hospital trollies this Winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49045/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (9 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: 46. To ask the Minister for Health to report on the take-up of vaccinations under the Autumn vaccination programme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49044/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (9 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: 162. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what consideration his Department has given to the role long-term leases, or ‘life-leases’, can play in the Irish rental market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49043/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Marine Protected Areas (9 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: 226. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what consideration his Department is giving to further marine protected areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33502/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: I thank the witnesses for coming before us. I am very grateful for the opening statement, which is very helpful in framing the discussion. I want to touch on a few issues. I have a very short period of time to cover the ground but in particular I want to speak about the roster, mental health and well-being and associated supports. I want to touch on the Garda allocation model for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: Will the Commissioner refer to the training remark I made based on testimony before the committee in recent weeks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: To be fair to the Commissioner, I did not read back the transcript of the meeting, but I think reference was made to a legislative update or something along those lines that a representative remarked on. It referred to the fact they were in the middle of reading that update, which was an online update while on duty. They were called away and they never had an opportunity to go back to it....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Alan Farrell: The Garda representative bodies and the Garda Commissioner appeared before us concerning morale in An Garda Síochána, recruitment, retention and other matters that are of paramount importance to all members of this committee, so I want to give the Minister an opportunity to touch on them because they are critical issues. Interlaced with all of that is the output of An Garda...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (25 Oct 2023)

Alan Farrell: 8. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his engagements during his attending of the European Political Community [45073/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (25 Oct 2023)

Alan Farrell: 36. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the work, if any, his Department is carrying out in monitoring aircraft fumes in the housing estates surrounding Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46775/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Process (25 Oct 2023)

Alan Farrell: 49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the implementation of legislation on scrambler bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46765/23]