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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does Deputy Daly wish to direct that question to anyone in particular?

Older People: Motion [Private Members] (21 Nov 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...time for a home care package averages at three and a half months. Some of our citizens, including some I know personally, have waited years. Three and a half months, however, is still too long to wait. What does this tell us? As is the case in so many other areas of our health service, it exposes a complete lack of capacity caused by under-investment. Based on the figures I have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gender Pay Gap Information Bill: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That point is noted. Does Senator Ó Donnghaile have anything to add?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...that we need to make damn sure that is not the reality. This applies not only to Border communities but to the island of Ireland, full stop. My last question concerns mandatory sentencing. Does the Irish Farmers Association, IFA, have a view on mandatory sentencing for first offences, repeat offenders, or recidivism where burglary is concerned?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is a very important message. We should decouple the insurance reporting from reporting to the Garda. The first is a decision but the other should happen in any case. If it does not, statistics would not reflect the honest picture. It is a very important point. I hope IFA and ICSA encourage their membership to do this in their meetings and engagements in every county. They should use...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ..., and there was a recent significant find North of the Border. I quite rightly commended both police services on the co-operative nature of their work and the fact that they are having successes. Does the ICSA have a similar relationship North of the Border where it can reflect on these matters?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...Garda Síochána in my constituency where there was a presentation introducing the CESAR marking procedure and the equipment being employed. I have seen it in operation and I know how it works. Does Mr. Sherlock have an idea of the uptake? Is the ICSA encouraging farmers to use this company and mark and register their property? In my view it is a no-brainer. Any valuable...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...a whole-of-Government approach. Following yesterday's budget, it also requires a sea-change in mindset. Despite all the grand speeches delivered in March last on the ratification of the UNCRPD, the Government still does not get it. Last week, I met representatives from the Independent Living Movement Ireland. These disability advocates were not looking for medical solutions. They...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the assistant commissioner. Does the assistant chief constable wish to come back in on restorative justice?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...bigger stage, the situation is no different than from what it is on our own small island. I am a Border Deputy and also a proud Ulster man. Cross-Border crime presents in a number of ways. It does not affect the agricultural community only. I commend the PSNI. In recent days I noted that there had been a significant retrieval of stolen goods north of the Border that the news reports...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: International Security Fund: Motion (26 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The thing to remember is that the European Commission could do that if the Government does not decide to opt in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Deputy have further questions?

National Monuments (The Moore Street Battlefield) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...lies in the hands of the Minister rather than in the hands of the courts. Therefore, I suggest that the work of the advisory group can contribute to the site's future. In fact, I commend that it does. The truth is, however, that there is no inhibitor whatsoever preventing the Minister, along with the Government, from recognising the Moore Street battlefield as a site of national...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (19 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Minister wish to come back in on that?

Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (11 Jul 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This Bill is welcome, but it does not go far enough. We have put forward an amendment, which I will discuss later. The Bill represents progress on the current situation so my party will support its final passage, hopefully this evening. Carers in Irish society are unsung heroes. Spouses, siblings, children, extended family members and, in some cases, friends or neighbours all act in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...have the invitation withdrawn and be told not to present. Some time later, the individual received a new invitation to a second ceremony, but this was followed by yet another cancellation. What does that say to the person and the community to which he belongs? Those concerned are all part of little communities in which they fraternise, engage with one another and take strength from one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...might have been invested in a fund created for the visa but that the subsequent investment might not have occurred or have been progressed. Is it Mr. Kirrane's understanding that this did occur? Does he check that the investment has occurred or that the investment fund was created?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Deputy think it is an area that might interest him post his role in these Houses?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In his opening remarks Dr. Thornhill mentioned the unification of the professions of solicitor and barrister. What does the proposition "translate the unification of" entail? Where stands the proposition? What has the Legal Services Regulatory Authority done to date in this area of responsibility?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: While it may be open to interpretation, it does not go as far as to suggest the structure of the unification of the respective professions. It does not suggest an option which entails interchangeability, with an individual holding a specific responsibility, that he or she can be a solicitor today and a barrister tomorrow or both on the one day.