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# justice-committee - Thursday 12 December, 2019
'Treated like cattle': Justice Committee chair says 'profiteering' use of hotels for asylum seekers should end
The Justice Committee today launched its report into Direct Provision.
Direct Provision should be 'replaced' or 'fundamentally reformed', Justice Committee concludes
The committee heard from stakeholders in relation to Direct Provision over the summer.
# justice-committee - Wednesday 18 September, 2019
Drew Harris 'won't speculate' on border posts but says region will get more gardaí and armed support
The Garda Commissioner says the force is “ready” for Brexit.
# justice-committee - Wednesday 8 May, 2019
Trump blocks Democrats' demand for secret Mueller material using executive privilege
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said the demands were “unlawful and reckless”.
# justice-committee - Friday 7 December, 2018
Poll: Should reference to women's 'life within the home' in the Constitution be amended?
The Justice Committee published a report on the matter yesterday.
# justice-committee - Thursday 6 December, 2018
Committee backs changes to ‘women’s place in the home' section of Constitution
The Justice Committee published a report on the matter today.
# justice-committee - Wednesday 5 September, 2018
Referendum on women’s place in the home delayed after committee vote
The Oireachtas Justice Committee has voted for pre-legislative scrutiny of the removal of the women in the home reference.
# justice-committee - Wednesday 27 September, 2017
'Is it non-compliance, or just lack of capacity?' - Policing Authority unsure of competence of Garda management
Chairperson of the Policing Authority Josephine Feehily was in front of the Oireachtas Justice Committee this morning.
# justice-committee - Thursday 30 March, 2017
Clare Daly asks Commissioner why she was brought to court over driving offence
More than 14,000 people were summoned to court erroneously.
Nóirin O'Sullivan calls country's top officers to garda HQ and urges them to support her
The Commissioner will address the Oireachtas today.
# justice-committee - Wednesday 16 November, 2016
Undocumented in Ireland: "We're the very same as the Irish undocumented in the US"
Almost 90% of undocumented people living in Ireland are employed and 1 in 3 have been in the same job for five years.
# justice-committee - Saturday 4 July, 2015
Carrying drugs for personal use is illegal. But politicians are looking at changing that
The Portuguese approach could be considered here.
# justice-committee - Wednesday 3 June, 2015
What can Ireland learn from a country that decriminalised drugs?
TDs are off to Portugal to find out.
# justice-committee - Thursday 26 March, 2015
TD says road sign he showed justice committee MIGHT have been from the UK
Finian McGrath says he has plenty of photos of signs that are “definitely” Irish.
# justice-committee - Wednesday 25 March, 2015
"Frustrating" that Garda Commissioner didn't say if the Provisional IRA still exists
Nóirín O’Sullivan appeared before the Justice Committee today.
# justice-committee - Wednesday 18 February, 2015
'Kids are selling drugs because gardaí are busy at water protests'
Drug dealing in Dublin has been described as “absolutely horrendous”
# justice-committee - Thursday 15 January, 2015
Garda PULSE system "not fit for purpose" and should be scrapped
The Garda Inspectorate has also recommended scrapping the Pulse system.
# justice-committee - Wednesday 3 December, 2014
Restaurant owners say they're not targeting homeless with begging survey
The Restaurants Association said homelessness and aggressive begging are two separate issues.
# justice-committee - Tuesday 25 November, 2014
Confirmed: It's going to be illegal to purchase the services of a sex worker
The age of consent is also to remain at 17.
# justice-committee - Wednesday 22 October, 2014
'The abuse we suffered due to our skin colour is being airbrushed from Irish history'
Mixed Race Irish is asking for the Government to recognise the abuse they suffered in State-run institutions.
# justice-committee - Friday 17 October, 2014
Age of consent should stay at 17 but two year leeway suggested
That’s according to a report from the Oireachtas Justice Committee published yesterday.
# justice-committee - Thursday 16 October, 2014
Should domestic violence be treated more seriously than public assault?
The Oireachtas Justice Committee thinks so.
# justice-committee - Friday 3 October, 2014
Justice committee calls for single Garda Ombudsman
It also recommends reform of the complaints process, Garda training and formation of the Garda Authority.
# justice-committee - Monday 28 July, 2014
Has gangland crime affected you or your community?
The Justice Committee is seeking submissions for its report on the impact of gangland crime on people across Ireland.
# justice-committee - Thursday 19 June, 2014
'One suicide within prison is too many'
The Irish Institute of Naturopathic Medicine is calling on the government to support its pilot programme to help reduce suicide in prisons.
# justice-committee - Wednesday 18 June, 2014
What can TDs do to prevent suicide in prisons?
The Justice Committee will discuss this and other issues today.
# justice-committee - Wednesday 28 May, 2014
'I told her to ring Maurice McCabe': John Wilson shook hands with the Garda Commissioner today
Noirín O’Sullivan shook hands and chatted with whistleblower and former garda John Wilson outside Leinster House today.
Brian Purcell appears before the Justice Committee, but refuses to answer questions about Callinan
Members of the committee slammed his lack of cooperation as “farcical”.
Acting Garda Commissioner denies the force has not supported Maurice McCabe
Finian McGrath questioned Nóirín O’Sullivan’s assertion that senior gardaí were in contact with the whistleblower “on a daily basis”.
# justice-committee - Wednesday 14 May, 2014
Gardaí claim GSOC tells them: 'Accept this, it's no biggie... you just have to suck it up'
John Redmond, chair of the AGSI, said gardaí sometimes had to apologise to complainants even if they weren’t in the wrong.
Guards being able to investigate guards is 'questionable' - GSOC chief
Simon O’Brien said that the organisation’s remit should be “fundamentally reset” so it can “actively seek resolutions to issues and provide feedback to gardaí to bring about change”.
# justice-committee - Thursday 17 April, 2014
Justice Committee says Ireland should recognise Travellers as ethnic group
A report from the committee said the Taoiseach and Justice Minister should confirm this recognition and commence dialogue with representative groups about new legislation.
# justice-committee - Wednesday 2 April, 2014
Justice Committee not calling anyone in on GardaGate ... yet
However, the panel of TDs and senators is seeking to have an examination of the timeline of events included in the terms of reference of the Commission of Investigation.
# justice-committee - Friday 9 August, 2013
Domestic violence victims ‘trapped’ by immigration laws
Victims are often afraid to report abuse because they fear it will impact on their immigration status.
# justice-committee - Tuesday 5 February, 2013
Former sex workers to speak to Justice committee on prostitution laws
The news comes days after former ‘Belle de Jour’ escort Brooke Magnanti expressed her concerns about the fact no sex workers to date had spoken to the committee.
# justice-committee - Friday 11 January, 2013
Justice Committee at Stormont grills Marie Stopes representatives
The committee asked representatives if they located the clinic across from a train station to encourage women from the Republic to travel there for abortions.
# justice-committee - Wednesday 12 December, 2012
Barnardos highlights problem of 'loverboys' in child prostitution
June Tinsely of Barnardos said young men who act as boyfriends to teenage girls coerce them into having sex with other men.
# justice-committee - Tuesday 11 December, 2012
Dáil committee to discuss Irish prostitution legislation
The Justice committee is to meet with a number of groups tomorrow to hear their opinions on prostitution and law in Ireland.
# justice-committee - Wednesday 13 June, 2012
Survivors of symphysiotomy take next step in search for justice
The group of women will discuss their proposed draft bill to amend the statute of limitations in relation to the pelvic operations at an Oireachtas committee hearing today.
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SOME PEOPLE SWEAR by new year’s resolutions, while others find them pointless or just too hard to keep.
We’re now a few weeks into 2020 and for most people plans to give up smoking or join a gym are long forgotten. Experts argue that it can take 66 days to form a new habit or break an old one.
But there are ways to ensure that you achieve your goals, by setting realistic targets or making the resolution part of your routine.
Psychologist Niamh Hannan of MindWorks.ie says the best way to approach changing a habit is with a positive mindset. She recommends you focus on one habit, frame it positively in your mind, and start visualising the success.
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