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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That is a good way to finish that tranche of questions. I will call Deputy Wallace next. He has the jitters because he must go into the House to ask the Minister some awkward questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Deputy Wallace. I will begin with Mr. Garvey, to whom his first question was directed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Mr. Garvey. I thought Ms Meally from Foróige, when talking about resourcing, made a very well-prepared pitch for additional funding for Foróige.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I was thinking it would be great if the Minister had been watching, with the budget coming up next week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It came from the heart.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We will keep an eye on the Minister now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We will start with Foróige, and perhaps Dr. Connolly would like to offer an opinion on the two structures at the end. Is that okay? Ms Meally, off you go again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Would Mr. Garvey like to pick up on those points?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Dr. Connolly for his comments and Senator Frances Black for her contribution. Our last contributor is Deputy Jim O'Callaghan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I suggest that Dr. Connolly answers first and then each of the remaining witnesses in order, from Foróige and Macra, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I apologise to Mr. Garvey. I knew the moment I said it that I should have said "Muintir" rather than "Macra". No harm done, I am sure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Deputy Ó Laoghaire is pushing it today but I will let him in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: On behalf of the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality, I thank each of the witnesses this morning. I thank Dr. Johnny Connolly from the school of law at the University of Limerick. He is not the first witness from the university to be here as, in recent weeks, one of his colleagues was also before the committee. I thank Ms Meally and Ms Canning from Foróige. I hope the plug for...

Local Government (Restoration of Town Councils) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Would Deputy Howlin acknowledge that I said exactly that?

Local Government (Restoration of Town Councils) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am pleased to have the opportunity to once again address the very important matter of local democracy. I spoke to a very similar Bill in 2017 introduced by the Deputy across from me, and, needless to say, my position has certainly not changed. The decision in 2014 to abolish our town and borough councils was a sad day for Ireland. It left a deep democratic deficit that has not, and will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Business of Joint Committee (26 Sep 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: As we have a quorum we will commence in public session. We will go into private session briefly.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We will now resume in public session. The purpose of the meeting is to consider a Government motion to exercise the right to opt in pursuant to Protocol 21 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, also known as the Lisbon treaty, to a measure in the civil justice area. The proposal is to accept COM(2018)472 of the European Parliament and of the Council, a regulation...

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Before I bring in the members who have indicated, I note that the process this morning is one of consideration. We do not have to make a decision as a committee; that is a matter for the Houses themselves. I call Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire.

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

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is beneficiaries in this instance. Is that not the case? It is going the other way.

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.