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Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 July 2020

Tuesday, 28 July 2020

Ceisteanna (747, 748, 751, 752, 791, 792, 793)

Cian O'Callaghan

Ceist:

747. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made by the CSO in implementing recommendation 15 of the Report on Reform of the Family Law System produced by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality in October 2019. [18502/20]

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Cian O'Callaghan

Ceist:

748. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made in implementing recommendations 28 and 29, which relate to the voice of the child, of the Report on Reform of the Family Law System produced by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality in October 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18505/20]

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Brendan Smith

Ceist:

751. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the recommendations of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on reform of the family law system have been considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19235/20]

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Brendan Smith

Ceist:

752. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider implementing recommendations 9, 11 and 36 of the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on reform of the family law system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19236/20]

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Cian O'Callaghan

Ceist:

791. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made by An Garda Síochána in implementing recommendation 15 of the Report on Reform of the Family Law System produced by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality in October 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18503/20]

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Cian O'Callaghan

Ceist:

792. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on recommendation 16 of the Report on Reform of the Family Law System produced by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality in October 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18504/20]

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Cian O'Callaghan

Ceist:

793. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made in implementing recommendation 32 of the Report on Reform of the Family Law System produced by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality in October 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18506/20]

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Freagraí scríofa

I propose to take Questions Nos. 747, 748, 751, 752 and 791 to 793, inclusive, together.

The Report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee of the Reform of Family Law System which was published towards the end of last year made almost 40 recommendations across the area of family justice.

All of the recommendations are currently being examined by my Department.  As the Deputy will appreciate, the recommendations are extensive and merit a considered and careful response.

One of the key recommendations of the Committee is the establishment of a dedicated and integrated family court within existing court structures. In that context, I would draw the Deputy’s attention to the fact that enactment of legislation on the establishment of a family court is a commitment in the Programme for Government and my Department is currently preparing the general scheme of a family court bill which I will be bringing to Government for approval to draft shortly.  The proposals in this scheme are a result of a broad consideration as to the best means of providing access to various family law mechanisms available to those families involved in private family law cases.

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