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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (23 Mar 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 54. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the most recent figures for the number of gardaí in the traffic corps in each Garda division, in tabular form. [14751/17]

Mediation Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Perhaps that might benefit from the intervention of a mediation. I only suggest that in deference to the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton. Others may be prepared to do it. Perhaps the Acting Chairman could sit in as a mediator. He could try and hear what the two young, aspiring politicians have to say and have them listen to the old, experienced man who is the person who is leading the...

Mediation Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Mar 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: If one enters any law library anywhere in the world, one will notice that the shelves are full of volumes of reported court cases. The reported cases record disputes between parties which they could not resolve themselves and which required the intervention and determination of a court of law. Law reports record the facts of a dispute, the parties involved, the arguments advanced, the legal...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cearta Eacnamaíochta, Sóisialacha agus Cultúir), 2016: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Mar 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Deputy Pringle for introducing this Bill. As a result of it, focus has been placed on Article 45 of the Constitution, which is one of the most remarkable articles in that document. It reveals what a progressive Constitution we introduced back in 1937. Article 45 sets out a series of directive principles that this House and the Seanad should adopt when deciding on what laws to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice (22 Mar 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Mr. Carroll for coming here. I commend the Jesuit community on the work it does in the area of justice and equality. Whether in respect of Travellers, the homeless or prisoners, the Jesuit community is at the forefront in trying to challenge stereotypes and provide alternative thinking about these vulnerable groups. Mr. Carroll began by saying sometimes we produce too many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice (22 Mar 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Mr. Carroll also said that lock-up times should change and a person should be out of the cell for 12 hours every day. In an ideal world, what would he like to see prisoners doing for those 12 hours?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice (22 Mar 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Mr. Carroll mentioned a mandatory programme for young people in prison. Does he think there should be a mandatory programme for people who are not young too?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice (22 Mar 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I like the idea of making those young adults who are within the prison system a distinct group and linking the institutions with third level institutions. Have any efforts been made in respect of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Prison Officers Association (22 Mar 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I will try to be brief. I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee and Mr. Clinton for his thoughtful presentation. We have heard from many people involved in penal reform. There seems to be consistency among everyone, even victims' groups, that we need to get numbers down and make penal reform more effective from the point of view of rehabilitation. There is a general...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Prison Officers Association (22 Mar 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Does Mr. Clinton think things have got better over recent years in prisons? Are numbers decreasing? What is his assessment of it?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (21 Mar 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 103. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the interdepartmental working group preparing heads of Bills and legislation on providing access for An Garda Síochána to the State's industrial relations structures contains any persons from the Garda representative associations; if not, the reason for their exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12870/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Remuneration (21 Mar 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 105. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason third level degrees attained by members of An Garda Síochána over a period of more than four years are not accepted for the purpose of pay increments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12883/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inquiries into Garda Activities (21 Mar 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 108. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the proposed inquiry into allegations made by a person (details supplied) and which the Government previously indicated would be the subject of an inquiry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12943/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (21 Mar 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 127. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of the prison population made up of non-nationals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13229/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (21 Mar 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 134. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when Part 7 of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 relating to enduring powers of attorney shall be commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13449/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (21 Mar 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) can be provided with an additional four special needs assistants to make up the allocated numbers to alleviate the workload of the 14 SNAs currently in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13980/17]

Universal Jurisdiction of Human Rights Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Mar 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Teachta Wallace as ucht an Bhille suimiúil seo, a bhaineann leis an dlí idirnáisiúnta agus coireanna in aghaidh na daonnachta, a chur chun cinn. Aontaím le cuid den Bhille, ach ní aontáim le gnéithe éagsúla eile de. Tá sé de cheart againn an ábhar tábhachtach seo a...

Other Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Mar 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: 19. To ask the Minister for Health the targets in place for reducing outpatient waiting times in St. Vincent’s University Hospital in 2017. [12113/17]

Other Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Mar 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: St. Vincent's University Hospital is in Elm Park in my constituency. I want to ask the Minister about the outpatient waiting lists there, which have exploded recently. What is the Minister's plan to deal with the waiting lists? Are there targets in place to ensure we get the waiting lists down to manageable proportions?

Other Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Mar 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is important to put on the record of the Dáil the waiting lists for outpatients in St. Vincent's hospital. In January 2016, there was a total of 15,612 people on the outpatient waiting list. By January 2017, it had increased to 17,526. What is most significant about the figures is the increase in the amount of time and the number of people who have been waiting for 18 months or...