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Asylum Support Services (7 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to create an independent complaint mechanism for asylum seekers reception centres at the Reception and Integration Agency; if he intends to extend the powers of the Ombudsman to cover the area of asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6625/12]

Asylum Support Services (7 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: The phrase "internal complaints systems" was used and reflects the difficulty that it will be an internal process, regardless of whether the central manager or the Reception and Integration Agency is involved. The 5,300 people concerned are in a difficult position and do not necessarily wish to draw attention to themselves. In the opinion of the agencies involved, some independent mechanism...

Departmental Expenditure (7 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: The Minister obviously made a big impression at the meeting because the chief executive officer resigned after it. She has stated it was her personal view that the Government had shown scant regard for women's rights and her resignation was a personal protest against its indifference. This year the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, will introduce legislation on gender quotas and all...

Departmental Expenditure (7 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: It is how the Minister is choosing to use it.

Departmental Expenditure (7 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: The Minister makes the choices.

Garda Promotions (7 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the fact that the Minister eventually got around to getting Cabinet approval for that and that he has got agreement to fill the consequential vacancies down the line. What is the timeframe for the filling of those consequential vacancies? To return to a previous question, is there a transition team in place in the Department of Justice and Equality? If so, who is on it, and when...

Garda Promotions (7 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: There is no transition team in place

Garda Promotions (7 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: Bring back the Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Garda Promotions (7 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: The Minister was shamed into it by the Commissioner.

Garda Promotions (7 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: They had to come in and beg.

Garda Promotions (7 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: They were supposed to come forward in January.

Garda Promotions (7 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: No thanks to the Minister.

Garda Promotions (7 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: For the record of the House, it should be noted that the Garda Commissioner was forced to come to the Committee of Public Accounts meeting last Thursday to ask for these vacancies to be filled.

Garda Promotions (7 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: There is no good news about being embarrassed into it.

Garda Promotions (7 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: Is there a transition team in place in the Department of Justice and Equality-----

Garda Promotions (7 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: -----such as that announced by the Taoiseach?

Garda Promotions (7 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: I took lessons from the Minister.

Legislative Programme (7 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: I compliment the Minister on the initiative of placing the heads of Bills before committees which will make the legislative process a lot easier. Would he consider also giving the Bill to the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and perhaps the Joint Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education to get their input? We would probably have a finer process at that stage.

Family Home Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (3 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: On a point of order, Deputy Ó Fearghaíl is here and Deputy Kelleher was in the House.

Family Home Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (3 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: On a point of order, the Ceann Comhairle pulled up a Deputy for making comments that were not relevant to the Bill. The Minister has spent the past five minutes making comments that are completely irrelevant to the content of the Bill.