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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (16 Nov 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses for coming in. I do not need to introduce myself as I have met the witnesses on this issue, which is a good sign for Migrant Rights Centre Ireland, MRCI, as it is a very effective campaigner on the matter. The witnesses may have the impression that this is a bit like groundhog day. They have been before the committee on three occasions, although it is the first time I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (16 Nov 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (16 Nov 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (16 Nov 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the witness.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (16 Nov 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: I will go first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (16 Nov 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: I am a Deputy for Fianna Fáil. I thank the deputation for the presentation. We are going to produce a report on foot of the evidence and hearings today. That report needs to be relatively specific. We must be aware of what we are seeking if we call upon the Government to do something. I have a query about the first request of the Government from NASC. Page 3 of the NASC document...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (16 Nov 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: The word "extended" could be read differently.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (16 Nov 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: Do we have any indication of the numbers involved? Obviously, this will be a political issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (16 Nov 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: The number is in the hundreds. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (16 Nov 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: Those are all the questions I wished to ask.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (16 Nov 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposal and plans with regard to the IMI defined benefit pension scheme in the proposed merger of the Irish Management Institute (IMI) and University College Cork (UCC) if the entitlements of all of the members of the pension scheme have been secured; if it is ensured that they will receive their entitlements; and if the deficit in the...

Courts Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Nov 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Bill is about extending the jurisdiction of one of our courts, namely, the Circuit Court. It is important, however, to identify what are the different jurisdictions that operate in our courts system, as sometimes we, as Members of this House, take it for granted that the public is aware of them. There are two courts of local and limited jurisdiction in our legal system. They are the...

Topical Issues: Garda Promotions (15 Nov 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State for his reply, but he still has not dealt with the central issue I raised, namely, the unfairness to the eight individuals who succeeded in this competition but who are now told that the panel of which they were a part will not be accepted by the Government. Everyone in this House - or most people in this House - welcomes the fact that, in future, important...

Topical Issues: Garda Promotions (15 Nov 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: The issue I wish to raise concerns the failure of the Government to fill vacancies at the rank of chief superintendent in An Garda Síochána. The Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, will be aware that on 23 December 2015 a competition was held for appointment to the rank of chief superintendent. An interview board was selected and the competition was conducted in accordance with...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Judicial Council (15 Nov 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 27. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a judicial council will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35148/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Judicial Council (15 Nov 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: The need to establish a judicial council is once again back on the news agenda. This issue goes back as far as 2010, when the former Fianna Fáil Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Dermot Ahern, published a scheme for a judicial council Bill. When will the current Minister's Bill in respect of a judicial council be published and when is it likely to be available?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Judicial Council (15 Nov 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: I was slightly unsure as to whether I should be asking the Minister for Justice and Equality questions about judicial matters because it appears the Government has transferred all responsibility for judicial issues over to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and its Minister. Yesterday we had the extraordinary spectacle of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport on the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Judicial Council (15 Nov 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: I have grounds for scepticism about the commitments given by the Government in respect of the establishment of a judicial council. The Fine Gael-Labour Party programme for Government published back in 2011 contained a commitment to establish a judicial council but, five years on, it has not been established. The important message to be put out is that while, of course, there will be a...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Garda Remuneration (15 Nov 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: I agree with and support the plan to invest further in An Garda Síochána. That will have the support of the whole House. My concern, which is shared by many Deputies, is that we will see a reduction in services as a result of the Labour Court recommendation. The Minister has already indicated that this will cost approximately €50 million. Regardless of whether the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Garda Remuneration (15 Nov 2016)

Jim O'Callaghan: 25. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the implications for her Department’s Estimates in 2017 of the Labour Court recommendations in the Garda dispute; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35147/16]