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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Brexit Supports (11 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. The Minister of State, Deputy Cannon, is very welcome to the House this morning and I thank him for taking the time to address the issue. The purpose of the Commencement matter is self-explanatory. We have heard that for reasonable, logical and understandable reasons the State intends to get Brexit-ready by hosting a series of positive...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Brexit Supports (11 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I appreciate the update and fully understand the restrictions on the Minister of State. He acknowledges and reaffirms a number of important positions of Government, which is welcome and encouraging. If raising this seems somewhat unfair of me, I am not trying to dupe the Minister of State or get him to reveal his hand. I am trying to encourage and sustain the pressure because citizens in...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Brexit Supports (11 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Once or twice.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Perhaps the Minister of State could provide some further clarity on amendment No. 5. The amendment involves the deletion of section 23 and involves the deletion of references to section 43 of the parent Act. The section removes the defence, under section 43 of the parent Act, relating to the use of internal reporting procedure established by an employer for the purpose of facilitating the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: That is fair enough.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I might come in on amendment No. 11.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I welcome amendment No. 11. We will be supporting it. We have raised the issue on various Stages of the Bill. I discussed the matter with the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, in the House some weeks ago. The wider issues of the regulation of the betting and gambling industries and gambling control are for another day. However, Sinn Féin contends that the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: That is welcome to hear and I do not doubt the Minister's bona fides on this issue. I wanted to take the opportunity where it looks that we are going to go through this Bill quite rapidly today. This was a marker that was put down, because it is an important issue.

Seanad: Mental Health (Capacity To Consent To Treatment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Oct 2018)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I am definitely going to mention Ms McManus too. The Minister of State is most welcome. I sincerely acknowledge Senator Máire Devine's role in the preparation of this timely Bill and bringing it to us on such a significant and important day. I am, however, one of those who are very firmly of the view that every day should be World Mental Health Day. The legislation seeks to give...

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

Niall Ó Donnghaile: The difficulty in following Deputy Daly is she has asked all the good questions. I was going to touch on the issues of Brexit and new communities. Brexit is an issue we all feel compelled to ask about because of the uncertainty of it, but equally I understand it is difficult for the witnesses to answer, given the circumstances. It is unfair to plan for Brexit when no one knows the detail...

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

Niall Ó Donnghaile: How damaging would the appearance of any infrastructure or mechanics on the Border be to the positive work that has taken place over the past ten to 15 years? Is there concern and preparation for that? We have continually heard that no one wants to see that, but it is a potential outcome. How much would that undermine Mr. Todd's experience of cross-Border community policing, whether...

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

Niall Ó Donnghaile: That is the more pertinent issue, having regard to Mr. Todd’s experience. On armed response, did Mr. Todd state in response to Deputy Clare Daly that over 50% of incidents dealt with by armed response units involve people who may have poor mental health or other circumstances which they were not set up to deal with?

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

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I presume the vast bulk of such interventions are requested by police at a community level and that these situations are more common in so-called socio-economically deprived or disadvantaged areas. There is a bigger philosophical question in that regard to which Deputy Daly and I would probably allude. I am trying to get a better understanding of the positive interventionist nature of such...

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

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I asked about follow-up services.

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

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Have any of the recommendations of the report of the ombudsman been implemented since its publication?

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

Niall Ó Donnghaile: That is a fair comment. Just to finish up-----

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

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I ask that the existing community safety networks also be addressed.

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

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Is that approach much utilised in this State?

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

Niall Ó Donnghaile: Who delivers the programme in the South? Is it localised community organisations or is it facilitated by-----

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

Niall Ó Donnghaile: I do not believe we will be able to do it for this report but given the level of detail and some of the enthusiasm around the table, there may be merit in engaging with our visitors down the line and seeing some of these models at work. It would be beneficial for us to get a sense of the nature of community policing along the Border, taking account of the virtual non-existence of a border...