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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: If you could, please. That would be very helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: I thank Dr. Ní Bhriain. What is Ms. McArdle's view on this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: I thank Ms McArdle. That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: I thank Dr. Twomey and Deputy Troy. I call on Senator Hoey to speak. She is joining us online. She will be followed by Senator O'Loughlin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: We can.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on her Department’s efforts to address the demand for secondary school places in north County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6371/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the recruitment of teachers and SNAs, as outlined in Budget 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6372/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (13 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: 624. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications for charitable status submitted to the Charities Regulator for the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6277/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (13 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: 625. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the average processing time for charitable status applications made to the Charities Regulator for the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6278/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (13 Feb 2024)

Alan Farrell: 626. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of staff assigned to charitable status applications within the Charities Regulator in the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6279/24]

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...