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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (18 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: It is incredible, given there is so much money at stake. Accenture was one of only two companies. Most of this expenditure relates to man hours. They were not even obliged to clock in or out and they were paid in advance. There are not many industries in which people are paid in advance, yet it seems to be difficult to hold anyone to account regarding what went wrong and who was...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (18 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: When we asked Ms Josephine Feehily about this, she said the Policing Authority found it frustrating that if the Garda wants to hire a clerical officer, it must get approval from the authority but if it wants to spend €10 million on ICT, it does not and that the authority has a narrow competence in respect of money. Should that change or does the Minister want to keep the authority...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (18 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: When we asked Ms Feehily why the person being audited was on the audit committee, she said it was out of her hands and she had no role in that regard. She was hinting that it probably requires a change in the legislation in order that the head of the Policing Authority would have a role. She was at pains to highlight that the head of the authority currently does not have a significant role...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (18 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: So until the report is published, the Government has no interest in dealing with what amounted to a complaint from Ms Josephine Feehily to the effect that she is powerless in this area because of the legislation and it was not her fault.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (18 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: The person they are looking to audit is also on the committee. We could go around in circles forever. I do not see an appetite to achieve what I suggest.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (18 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: In 2016, there were 35 breaches of procurement guidelines in the area of the Prison Service representing a total of €7 million. Does the Minister have any figures for 2017? That was 2016. Are the problems in this area are being addressed?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (18 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: Does the Minister have any explanation for the 35 breaches that took place in 2016? Does he have any feedback on that? What went wrong?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (18 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: I thank the Minister. An issue that often comes up is the number of people who serve time in prison in Ireland due to non-payment of fines. What percentage of people would have spent time in prison for that reason? Are there figures available for 2017?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (18 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: Perhaps I missed it in the documentation, but is any money being allocated for creating a structure or facility for community service? We have spoken about community service a lot in recent years. It will be very difficult for the judges to use that facility if we do not build a structure for it. There has to be some sort of structure in place to allow individuals to be given community...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (18 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: What was the figure?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (18 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: There were 2,400-----

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (18 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: I wish to add to the points made by other Deputies about the extra €300,000 for GSOC. For a number of years we argued that GSOC had pretty much been designed to fail and was not fit for purpose. We tried to have the legislation changed on how it was structured. Also, it goes without saying the amount of moneys to which it has had access to carry out its work was not close to being...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (18 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: We all realise the number of people seeking asylum or refugee status here will not diminish in the near future, given the amount of wars that are taking place around the world. We only have to look to places like Yemen to see that a lot of the problems of tomorrow are being created today by the indiscriminate destruction in that country. It is probably worth noting that none of the three...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised) (18 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: I would like four hours on the Policing Authority.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Military Exports (18 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: 35. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of export licenses issued to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates with regard to the export of military and dual use items and with further regard to the latest figures in 2016 and 2017; if she has had consultations with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding the export of military and dual use products...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Missions (18 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: 36. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans for trade mission visits to the United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia in 2018 and 2019; her further plans to highlight human rights issues at these trade missions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16788/18]

Topical Issue Debate: Syrian Conflict (17 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: I appreciate also that the Tánaiste said he urged caution. He said Ireland has not supported military action but he did not condemn it. The Tánaiste said he condemns the use of chemical weapons, but that is before he can get proof on whether they were used or who used them. He is just taking their word for it. It suits the agenda. It is nuts. How do we know what is going on?...

Topical Issue Debate: Syrian Conflict (17 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for picking the subject. International law, under the UN Charter, makes clear two exceptions to the general prohibition of war. The first is the use of force by a state against another, the self-defence clause as defined by Article 51. The second permits certain military interventions when authorised by the UN Security Council under chapter 7 of the Charter....

Other Questions: Prisoner Transfers (17 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: I thank the Minister and will make contact with him. The Department previously indicated that the necessary legislative changes would be considered in the context of the European Union framework decision 2008/909/JHA which governs the transfer of prisoners between EU member states. The heads of a Bill to transpose the framework decision has been approved since 2013 but has not been brought...

Other Questions: Prisoner Transfers (17 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: 37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the prisoner transfer system; the number of prisoners seeking a transfer; his plans to bring forth legislation to deal with the Supreme Court ruling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16533/18]