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Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: I will start. Fianna Fáil supports the Bill and I am delighted to speak on it. I thank the Minister for progressing it. It shows leadership and a process of change which is important in the context of many of the provisions in the Bill. However, there is scope on Committee Stage to strengthen certain parts of the Bill. I am sure the Minister is open minded about amendments that will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (2 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: 363. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the cost of care figures published by the HSE on 5 October 2016, for care in its nursing homes, reflects the true costs incurred for providing nursing home care; the additional elements of the cost of the State running nursing homes that are not included; if he will provide the figures for these other elements; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (2 Nov 2016)

Jack Chambers: 364. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is discriminatory practice to pay a national average of 53% to public nursing homes relative to private and voluntary nursing homes; the reason for the variances in fees payable for nursing home care across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32977/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (27 Oct 2016)

Jack Chambers: On a point of order, we should not allow Deputies like Deputy Mary Lou McDonald to dominate questions on proposed legislation when there are many Deputies who want to speak. Additional time should be allocated if Deputies seek to undermine the procedures of the House.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (27 Oct 2016)

Jack Chambers: 50. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will present the report on the establishment, regulation, monitoring, operation and impact of multidisciplinary practices in the State, as per the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32429/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (26 Oct 2016)

Jack Chambers: My questions relates to the establishment of hospital trusts and whether it remains the intention of Government to put them on a statutory basis. The programme for Government includes references to efficient, transparent health services but the governance and the recruitment processes of senior hospital management within the trusts has been anything but over the last number of months. Many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recognition of Traveller Ethnicity: Discussion (26 Oct 2016)

Jack Chambers: I thank Mr. Bernard Joyce, Ms Maria Joyce and Ms Jacinta Brack for their presentation. They have presented raw facts which are truly shocking and show how the core pillars of the State in education, health care and housing have really undermined and forgotten a community and group in Irish society. As my colleague Deputy O'Callaghan has said, when one looks at infant mortality rates,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recognition of Traveller Ethnicity: Discussion (26 Oct 2016)

Jack Chambers: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recognition of Traveller Ethnicity: Discussion (26 Oct 2016)

Jack Chambers: I thank the witnesses for their statements. Has the commission had any direct engagement with the Ministers or Department officials about this? This seems to be a problem. There are several political channels, this committee is one, the Dáil is another. If they have had a meeting what did the officials or the Ministers say?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Recognition of Traveller Ethnicity: Discussion (26 Oct 2016)

Jack Chambers: Have there been any discussions about this at departmental level?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Oct 2016)

Jack Chambers: 106. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a type D visa application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31613/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (25 Oct 2016)

Jack Chambers: 163. To ask the Minister for Finance if the new first time buyers scheme announced in budget 2017 is to be made applicable to persons who signed contracts on new homes before 19 July 2016 but only close the sale after 19 July 2016; the position on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31620/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Missions (25 Oct 2016)

Jack Chambers: 343. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the work of the 11 special Irish peace monitors on secondment to the OSCE in eastern Ukraine; if the monitors receive no pay or allowances from his Department for their work; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland is the only western European country that does not provide its monitors with such allowances...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Estimates Process (25 Oct 2016)

Jack Chambers: 377. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider increasing the funding for the Irish language organisations, Foras na Gaeilge and Údarás na Gaeltachta, whose budgets have been reduced by over 50% since 2008, and which received no additional funding in budget 2017; if she will consider reversing the 2016 cut of 40% to the Seachtain na Gaeilge...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (19 Oct 2016)

Jack Chambers: Like Deputy Frank O'Rourke, I wish to mention some of my key focus areas in the budget. It is important to look at the budget in a global context. On a macroeconomic basis, it got it right and made the correct adjustment of €1.3 billion in the context of where Ireland was at. That was the prudent thing to do. Fianna Fáil, as part of its confidence and supply arrangement,...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (19 Oct 2016)

Jack Chambers: The programme for Government states the Government will support sporting organisations in their efforts to increase sporting participation. In its recently announced and welcome strategy on obesity for 2016 to 2025, the Government pledged to develop a new national sporting framework structure and policy. That was reiterated in the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport document. How...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Jack Chambers: I thank both witnesses for coming in and making their presentation. My first question relates to the current regulatory structure that has been established with the Policing Authority, and its powers. They mentioned that the Garda Inspectorate submits its reports and recommendations to the authority and it has stated it has not the capacity to investigate or explore them all. Could they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Jack Chambers: I did not suggest that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Jack Chambers: Unlike here, they have an implementation function on a statutory basis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Jack Chambers: On what was mentioned about Scotland, does Mr. Toland believe the inspectorate's statutory functions should be wider to enable it to examine the Policing Authority on the basis that it collaborates on an ongoing basis in the creation of the policing plan? As I have raised with the Commissioner and the Policing Authority, can they properly review and monitor a plan in which they have been...