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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Inspectorate (23 May 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is not often said by the Deputy that he is impressed. The witnesses should take that and pocket it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Inspectorate (23 May 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Inspectorate (23 May 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: And the Deputy does.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Inspectorate (23 May 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I enjoyed that - "Dog in the fight" and "skin in the game."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Inspectorate (23 May 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Mr. Toland said a number of things that most certainly struck a chord with me and, I am sure, committee members. The five-month delay in responding is interesting. The last correspondence the committee received from the highest office in An Garda Síochána was exactly five months after we had sought the information and, at that, it was anaemic. I can think of no other word to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Inspectorate (23 May 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We will be addressing it next week with officials from the Department. The Ministers were not available. We will also be addressing it with the Policing Authority, representatives of which will be coming to engage in further scrutiny. I welcome Mr. Toland's further remarks on the subject.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Inspectorate (23 May 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Did he also support the Deputies getting back out again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Inspectorate (23 May 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the delegates for being patient with us. Deputy Mick Wallace raised with them the recommendation made in the inspectorate's report on multi-agency specialist child centres. Mr. Toland referred to two pilot projects to be undertaken on foot of that recommendation. Was the inspectorate specific about the projects to be undertaken? Was it just a recommendation that there be two or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Inspectorate (23 May 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If I could add to that, a pilot project is most certainly required for a significant population catchment with a city base. However, I do not know if we would be able to extrapolate all of the critical information if both pilot projects were city based. Different circumstances and realities apply in rural Ireland. I have in mind travel time from various locations. People in a city...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Inspectorate (23 May 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will each centre deal with all of the requirements?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Inspectorate (23 May 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Mr. Toland's response indicates there will be a smaller number of such centres than I had anticipated on the basis of having two centres in the pilot. The number will be small, relatively speaking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Inspectorate (23 May 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I had not picked up on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Inspectorate (23 May 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I had intended asking a question on that issue but Mr. Toland indicated in an earlier reply that such an option was available. We have only two members left standing, as it were, because of other business in the House. I thank Mr. Toland, Ms Shields and Mr. Hume for attending today and being so forthright in their replies to the committee. I reiterate my apology with regard to earlier...

Palestine: Statements (Resumed) (17 May 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I stand in this House today to record once again my solidarity with the long-suffering people of Gaza and Palestine. Let me state in the most unequivocal manner that what we witnessed on our television screens from the Gaza Strip last Monday was state-sponsored murder involving the massacre of 60 Palestinian adults and children. It was a crime against humanity. The almost simultaneous...

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 May 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Forty-four years ago today, the most terrible atrocity in terms of lives lost during the years of conflict that then raged was visited upon the citizenry of the city of Dublin and my home town of Monaghan. The Taoiseach is meeting British Prime Minister Theresa May today on the sidelines of the EU summit in Bulgaria. Will the Tánaiste advise if the Taoiseach will reflect on the fact...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Select Committee (16 May 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The committee is in public session. I ask members to switch off their mobile phones, please. I have come without mine so that is a good way of dealing with it. This meeting has been convened for consideration of Committee Stage of the Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017, a Private Members' Bill sponsored by Deputies Róisín Shortall and Catherine Murphy. I welcome Deputy...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I invite Deputy Shortall to make opening remarks on the Bill before we address the amendment and I will then ask the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, to comment if he so chooses.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am sorry to interrupt but I note that a vote has been called in the Dáil Chamber. The Minister of State might have the opportunity to conclude his opening remarks at this point. It is an eight-minute bell. He can be the judge of that.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The route to the Chamber is a little longer than might have been the case, so I suggest that we might suspend until after this vote that has been called, or there might be a series. I am not sure of the situation. I cannot read it from here. Will Deputy Chambers help me? What amendment is that?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There is likely to be one on amendment No. 15 immediately following. I suggest, on the conclusion of each of those two votes, that members please return, and we will resume discussion the Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill.