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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Data-Sharing and Governance Bill: Discussion (18 May 2017)

John McGuinness: I would ask that before that legislation is introduced that the Office of the Data Commission should look at, for example, the Members of this House and how they control the data they have. I will use my own situation as an example. I was elected in 1997 and now have 15,000 files, not created randomly, but created by people who gave us their birth certificates, wills, medical circumstances,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Data-Sharing and Governance Bill: Discussion (18 May 2017)

John McGuinness: I do not question that Mr. Carroll wants to get this right but take the example he has given where the data protection officer reports to the highest level. The risk managers in banks have legal obligations. They report to the highest level in the banks and thereafter to the Central Bank. If they had all been doing their jobs, we would not have had the crash. It is fine to define it in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Data-Sharing and Governance Bill: Discussion (18 May 2017)

John McGuinness: It is nice to hear of a common-sense approach. We are short of it in this House.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Data-Sharing and Governance Bill: Discussion (18 May 2017)

John McGuinness: I will not delay the delegates any longer. I would like to see the application of common-sense and experiences in this country in how legislation is constructed. I would not necessarily be led by the European Union which is too nosy. I thank the delegates for their attendance. I am sorry that I missed the presentations, but I was attending a conference on how to make presentations to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (16 May 2017)

John McGuinness: We are in public session. We will now go into private session to deal with the agenda.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)

John McGuinness: We are dealing today with Brexit, recent developments and future negotiations. I welcome Mr. John Callinan and his colleagues. We look forward to our exchange with them on their work, particularly following the address of Mr. Barnier to the Houses of the Oireachtas. I invite Mr. Callinan to make his opening statement. I invite Mr. Callinan to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)

John McGuinness: I thank Mr. Callinan. Has he had an opportunity to look at the decision of the European Court of Justice, ECJ, today on trade deals?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)

John McGuinness: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)

John McGuinness: Is there no clear message from it that could be taken by Ireland in relation to those trade deals?

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Freedom of Information Requests (16 May 2017)

John McGuinness: 609. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason a freedom of information, FOI, request submitted on 14 February 2017 in the name of a person (details supplied) has not been responded to; and if the matter will be expedited. [23011/17]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Private Members]: Committee Stage (11 May 2017)

John McGuinness: Is Deputy Doherty checking that?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Private Members]: Committee Stage (11 May 2017)

John McGuinness: Yes.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Private Members]: Committee Stage (11 May 2017)

John McGuinness: So that is the timeframe.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Private Members]: Committee Stage (11 May 2017)

John McGuinness: I thank the Minister and his officials.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (11 May 2017)

John McGuinness: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Private Members] and has made amendments thereto.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Committals (9 May 2017)

John McGuinness: 128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if authorisation will be given for an independent audit of the prison system relative to the methodology used to calculate fines and warrants for persons who had served time in prison and were being released on payment of the fine imposed; the number of persons who were overcharged in the past due to the wrong calculation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Staff (9 May 2017)

John McGuinness: 129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action she will take to ensure the safety of prison officers who are now being videoed by some members of the public using mobile telephones while on prisoner escort duties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21751/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Staff (9 May 2017)

John McGuinness: 130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that prison officers are being disciplined for not wearing full uniform while escorting prisoners to hospitals and so on in spite of the fact that there is not a sufficient number of stab proof vests, batons and radios to cover all prison officers on escorts each day; if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (9 May 2017)

John McGuinness: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a SNA will be approved for a person (details supplied); his plans regarding the lack of places in mainstream schools for children with autism in Kilkenny city; his further plans to provide funding and other supports to deal with this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21747/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (9 May 2017)

John McGuinness: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he is taking to address the lack of places at primary and secondary level for students with autism in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; if he will appoint an official from his Department to assist individual families to source places or provide alternatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21749/17]