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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (16 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: 33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to reconsider Ireland's current relationship with Saudi Arabia, due to its ongoing involvement in Yemen; his further plans to interact with the Saudi Arabian embassy regarding these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48402/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (16 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: 32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the latest crisis in Lebanon regarding the former Lebanese Prime Minister; if he has expressed his views to the Saudi Arabian embassy here regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48422/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: If we were to give special privilege to journalists, how does Mr. Dooley propose that we would adequately protect all of those in receipt of information or publishing news, especially those employed outside traditional media organisations in the context of the democratisation of information by the Internet? Since 2006, WikiLeaks has dramatically changed the relationship between...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: We can agree that the existing whistleblower legislation does not amount to much. Does the ICCL think there should be safeguards for all the professionals whose communications have traditionally enjoyed confidentiality, including lawyers, medical practitioners and parliamentarians?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: The submission to the committee that has been jointly made by the ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland recommends that consideration should be given to the role of parliamentary oversight as part of a wider review of surveillance packages generally in Ireland, including interception of communications, use of surveillance devices and use of covert human intelligence sources. I ask the witnesses to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: Yes. What do the witnesses envisage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: In its Bill, the Government has ignored many of the Murray recommendations. Would the witnesses disagree with any of those recommendations or would they take all of them on board?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: Mr. T.J. McIntyre and Mr. Simon McGarr, who have probably done more work than most people on this issue, spoke at this committee last week. Would the witnesses disagree with anything they offered us last week?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: It was implied in a court case last week that a Government Minister may evade data protection law by making sure the only way he or she receives official information is orally. What do the witnesses think of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: The case involved the former Minister, Alan Shatter, and the Data Protection Commissioner.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: Does Ms Farries have any comment to make on the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: It was from the court case. Maybe Ms Farries will have a look at it and get back to us on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: I thank Ms Farries. Dr. McIntyre said last week that for many years, there has almost been mass surveillance of the total public population of Ireland. This is very different because a State organisation, namely NAMA, has been allowed to shred its emails after a certain period has elapsed following the departure of a worker. What do the witnesses think of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: I agree that my question does not relate directly to the Bill, but I thought I would ask as the ICCL was here. We have a situation in which the Minister for Finance was able to give NAMA permission, just like that, to go ahead and obliterate those emails. Is there a need for extra protections so that the Minister of the day cannot just give permission to a State agency to destroy its emails?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: Gardaí have serious problems getting information out of NAMA which probably hides behind privacy protections to avoid providing it. It is difficult for the Garda to get warrants to go into NAMA and access the information it needs within the agency. I can see that there is a conflict in that we are trying to protect privacy rights but we also believe that people working for public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: I am finding the responses interesting so the witnesses will have to forgive me for asking extra questions.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (15 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: 43. To ask the Minister for Health if he has satisfied himself with the overall level of support provided by the HSE to families in County Wexford with children suffering with intellectual disabilities and complex needs, including autism; his views on the over reliance of the private sector in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48145/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Provision (15 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: 69. To ask the Minister for Health if he has satisfied himself with the overall level of support provided by the HSE to persons in County Wexford with intellectual disabilities and complex needs including autism; if he has further satisfied himself that the transition from child to adult services is functioning to the highest standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48146/17]

Other Questions: Arts Funding (14 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: I have stayed within my own-----