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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (23 Apr 2024)

James Lawless: 563. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17912/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Apr 2024)

James Lawless: 581. To ask the Minister for Health to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17388/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Apr 2024)

James Lawless: 661. To ask the Minister for Health to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17903/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (23 Apr 2024)

James Lawless: 711. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17944/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

James Lawless: Deputy Costello is up next and Senator Gallagher will be after him. The first of our visitors will be Deputy McNamara but Deputy Pringle is in the hot seat for now. Sorry, I mean Deputy Costello is. Deputy Pringle has just finished and is handing over to Deputy Costello.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

James Lawless: A number of matters are being raised in the course of today's deliberations. I invite the Minister to circulate the information to the committee afterwards. Considering Deputy McNamara has said he asked for the figure two months ago, it would seem reasonable that we would have it now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

James Lawless: Perhaps the Minister can include it among the information we are looking for in the next couple of days.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

James Lawless: The next speaker is Deputy Harkin. Senator Keogan is up after that. Deputy Mattie McGrath has joined us and I presume he wants to speak. He will be after that. We will start the second round with members first and then go to those in attendance. We have to conclude at 7 p.m. as the Minister is due in the Chamber. There is enough time to get everybody in at least once.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

James Lawless: Halt for a second, Senator. Deputy Farrell made an intervention. The Senator is entitled to make whatever points she wants. We can agree or disagree or take views on them, but I do not think interventions are necessary. The only thing I would say to the Senator is that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

James Lawless: I have given the Senator a degree of latitude-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

James Lawless: Senator-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

James Lawless: I am the Chair and the Senator should let me speak. I am coming to her assistance and supporting her right to speak, but she must respect everyone else as well. I am actually coming to her aid here, if she listens carefully to what I am saying. The Senator may continue her contribution. The one thing I would say that might be helpful is if the Senator is talking about figures, like 5.1...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

James Lawless: I think we have strayed slightly out of the scope of the pact. In any event, if the Minister wishes to answer any of those points, she is welcome to do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

James Lawless: I am going to go to the next speaker, but I have a point of information before I do so. As standard, European law is displayed in all the languages of the EU. There is nothing unusual about this situation. Naturally, when translations are done across multiple languages, we, as native speakers, might identify nuances or little tics in the language that we might have phrased somewhat...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

James Lawless: Yes, of course.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

James Lawless: It will be translated into every European Union language, which includes the Irish language.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

James Lawless: It is normal, though, not to find the same vernacular as we might expect, especially if we are talking about a text that has been translated across multiple different versions. I call Deputy Mattie McGrath.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

James Lawless: I will allow Deputy McGrath to ask a brief supplementary question. Before he does so, I wish to make a point of information as he raised a matter in regard to this committee and how much time we have to debate this. We have a deadline of 3 May. The motion that referred the matter to us contained that within it. That is outside of our control. However, within the time that we have to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

James Lawless: I thank the Minister. I will start the second round of questions. A couple of members have indicated that they wish to get in for a second round. We will be brief in the second round; it is a three-minute slot, not a six-minute slot. I am going to try to move it along quickly, so the maximum number of members can get in.