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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: I wish our witnesses a good evening and thank them for their opening statements and for answering questions. I will be running into the Dáil shortly to make a contribution on another matter but I will return. I have a couple of questions that arise from questions that have been asked. I will start with the representatives of the Data Protection Commission, DPC. Do they have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: There is no doubt that the code of practice will be key. Without a completed Bill or Act before us, it is fairly easy to see which is the more important of the documents. I will turn to Commissioner Harris. Thanks to the Cathaoirleach, this point has been filled out a little, but, as a matter of interest, for the 22,000 hours of footage the Garda is assessing with respect to the Dublin...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: How would the implementation of this Bill impact that specific example? How would it reduce the man hours required?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: I take the Commissioner's point on board. I will go back to Mr. McGarr. He mentioned the use of the parameters set out in the heads of Bill and the schemes used in other jurisdictions. Given it is individual officers who will assess the information in front of them, one of the points is that if a scenario arises where an individual before the courts disputes the identification of himself...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: I have a final question on racial profiling or general profiling. This is for the Data Protection Commission representatives or anybody else who has a view on it. The heads of Bill do not go into it specifically, but there is already an effective ban on such profiling in the Data Protection Act. As members of an authority on such matters, do they believe that is sufficiently strong...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: I thank Mr. Murphy. Were there any other views?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: Does DRI have a view on that? It is important. It was raised, to be fair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: To DRI, as it is about the robustness of the Data Protection Act regarding racial profiling in the context of the Bill, and whether it is sufficiently robust. Somebody raised that matter.

Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (8 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: I feel much better now, a Cheann Comhairle.

Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (8 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this Bill which, as has been repeatedly mentioned, will provide better protection for consumers and existing consumers of financial service providers that have left the market. As the Minister outlined, it will ensure that consumers in the latter group will continue to have access to services provided by the office of the Financial...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (8 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister for his detailed reply. I do not disagree with anything he said. However, we need to focus on certain sectors which he already identified in his response to previous questions, specifically the food and hospitality sector. As I said already, that sector is under acute pressures including as a result of quite a number of Government measures which are incredibly welcome...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (8 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister for that comprehensive response. I recognise his point about a mini budget on the VAT question in response to Deputy Stanton's question. However, we need to try to determine a scheme that identifies those businesses that are struggling versus all of the businesses that the Minister rightly points out are opening up. The economy is buoyant and we are doing...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (8 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: 6. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to detail his Department’s plans to support the SME sector in Ireland in 2024. [5299/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (8 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: My question relates to the Department's plans to support the SME sector in Ireland, for the very reasons that the Minister outlined in his response to the previous group of questions. There are significant increases in costs associated, in particular, with businesses in the hospitality and food sectors which have been contacting me in increasing numbers in recent weeks. The Minister has...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (8 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: 45. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his Department’s efforts to support the hospitality sector. [5300/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Provision (8 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: 99. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to report on the progress being made to digitalise public services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5332/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (8 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: 103. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on his Department’s priorities, with regard to the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5333/24]

Death of Former Taoiseach: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: Briefly, I wish to add to the collective sympathies offered to the Bruton family, to Finola, her children, her grandchildren and, of course, my dear colleague Richard and his sister, on their profound loss. I did not overlap with John's term here from 1969 through to 2005. When I was first elected in 2004, there was another member of the class of the Government of 1994 through to 1997 and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (1 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: 9. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on progress to integrate of new DART carriages to the DART fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4004/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (1 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: The Minister's answer will be fine.