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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of Parole Bill 2016: Discussion (15 Feb 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: Fr. Wallace.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of Parole Bill 2016: Discussion (15 Feb 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: I agree. The imprisonment is the punishment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of Parole Bill 2016: Discussion (15 Feb 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: I am not saying that they should be punished 50% of the time that they are in there. Being in there is the punishment. On the general issue of a sentence and someone going to jail, it is not just a question of trying to rehabilitate, although that should happen all of the time while people are in prison. Rather, a part of the function of a sentence is punishment. Am I being mean?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of Parole Bill 2016: Discussion (15 Feb 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of Parole Bill 2016: Discussion (15 Feb 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: I know.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of Parole Bill 2016: Discussion (15 Feb 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: I agree.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of Parole Bill 2016: Discussion (15 Feb 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: I agree, and I will remove it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of Parole Bill 2016: Discussion (15 Feb 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: I have given that commitment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of Parole Bill 2016: Discussion (15 Feb 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: I will call it the "Wallace amendment".
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of Parole Bill 2016: Discussion (15 Feb 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: That is a fair point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of Parole Bill 2016: Discussion (15 Feb 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: It is an anachronism.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of Parole Bill 2016: Discussion (15 Feb 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: When drafting a Bill, I must examine other legislation. Generally, legislation excludes individuals who have been convicted of a term of imprisonment or adjudicated bankrupts-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of Parole Bill 2016: Discussion (15 Feb 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: -----from being on boards. I am sure there are some boards where that is probably still necessary. I agree with Deputy Wallace about bankruptcy. I believe the current President of America went there thrice. It is not the end of the world. I am not making any judgment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of Prisons (Solitary Confinement) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Discussion (15 Feb 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: I want to re-emphasise the point I made before. It is unacceptable to use solitary confinement as a punishment. It is a form of deprivation of association with people. It is a form of sensory deprivation and the reason it is happening is because the prisoner has engaged in indiscipline or has broken prison discipline rules. There must be other methods, I would have thought, of ensuring...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of Prisons (Solitary Confinement) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Discussion (15 Feb 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: I am sorry that was not a question. I have just realised that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of Prisons (Solitary Confinement) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Discussion (15 Feb 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: Yes.
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Legal Services Regulation (15 Feb 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: 81. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Legal Services Regulatory Authority will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7462/17]
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: I disagree with the Tánaiste. I referred to Tusla in our conversation. What the Tánaiste has said in her statement is that she was prepared to seek the amendment of important terms of reference based upon a forthcoming television programme I was telling her about. At no stage is she saying that I indicated to her what the programme was about and at no stage did she ask. Is it...
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: The Tánaiste is correct in stating that most of our discussion was about paragraph (b) and I emphasised to her that it was too limited in terms of how it referred to Superintendent Taylor's communications with the media and that it needed to be broader. However, I commenced the conversation with her by telling about the forthcoming programme which was in respect of a Tusla file. My...
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Jim O'Callaghan: Were any of the Tánaiste's officials or Government officials aware of the Tusla allegation prior to the programme being broadcast on Thursday evening?