Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan and Monaghan, Brendan Smith has welcomed the publication of a Sports Action Plan for the period up to 2023.

Deputy Brendan Smith commented: “This plan underlines a commitment and determination to tackling persistent participation gaps concerning gender, the disadvantaged and those with disabilities and reaffirms Fianna Fáil in Government’s commitment to the implementation of the goals set out in the National Sports Policy 2018-2027. 

“Through effective promotion and extra resources from dedicated funds, we can deliver the health and wellbeing benefits of sport and physical activity to more people of every age group, young and old alike. It is never too late for somebody to take up a sport or physical activity that suits their particular needs. It is a priority for Fianna Fáil in Government to enable women to take more leadership positions in sport and a target of having 40% representation on the boards of National Governing Bodies by the end of 2023 reflects this prioritisation.”

The Cavan and Monaghan TD added:  “Sport and physical activity should be a lifelong pursuit. Building high levels of physical literacy at a young age is vitally important if we are to succeed in helping young people to take the lead and get involved in a sport and physical activity that best suits them. We know that too many young people are dropping out of sport during their adolescence, particularly young girls, and we need to stop and reverse that worrying trend.

“A major, Youth Forum is going to be held early in the New Year. Empowering today’s youth in Ireland to reap the full benefits from sports and physical activity as they progress through the various stages of their lives can bring huge benefits.”

The plan outlines over 40 specific initiatives intended to ensure the sports sector’s continued recovery from the impact of COVID-19, its development over the next three years and the actions required to achieve the target of 60pc of the population participating in sport and physical activity.

Developed following extensive collaboration with the sports sector and other stakeholders over the last two years, the plan’s headline aims are:

·       Implementing a “Sport for All” approach across all parts of the sports sector to tackle barriers to participation and establishing an Inclusion, Diversity and Equality Fund and a Disability Sport fund.

·       The development of a new annual Winter Initiative campaign, starting in 2021, to encourage recovery of membership and participation in sports clubs and enhance the sports sector’s recovery from COVID19.

·       The implementation of Sport Ireland’s High Performance strategy 2021-2032 to ensure our top athletes are fully prepared and resourced to compete successfully at international level.

Some highlights of the Sports Action Plan include:

·       The development of a national database of all sport and recreational facilities countrywide that will make key information on sporting facilities accessible to all.

·       A new youth forum on sport so young people have input into the design and implementation of programmes to encourage lifelong engagement with sport and physical activity.

·       Publication of a Major Events Strategy to bring international tournaments to Ireland, including the 2030 FIFA and T20 Cricket World Cups.

The measures in the plan will be funded as part of the Government commitment to at least doubling its investment in sport, from €118 million in 2018 to exceed €220 million by 2027.

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30/11/2021

Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan and Monaghan, Brendan Smith has welcomed the approval of 14 new housing posts for Cavan and Monaghan local authorities, announced today by party colleague and Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien.

Deputy Brendan Smith commented, “These new roles within the Cavan and Monaghan local authority housing delivery teams will assist the Councils in delivering their social housing targets. Additional social and affordable housing is urgently required. With the approval of these new posts, we are ensuring that the local authorities have the capacity to deliver the scale of social housing delivery required.”

The Cavan and Monaghan TD added: “Housing for All, the Government’s new housing Plan, commits to strengthening the capacity of Local Authorities to initiate, design, plan, develop and manage housing projects. The Plan acknowledges that this requires the resourcing of housing delivery teams and the posts being announced today include a wide range of positions from engineers to quantity surveyors and architects with provision also made for the necessary administrative resources.” 

Commenting Minister Darragh O’Brien added, “In September this year, the Government published our new housing strategy, ‘Housing for All’. It is the most comprehensive housing plan in the history of the State backed by an unprecedented €4bn per year. 

“Under ‘Housing for All’, we will deliver nearly 90,000 new build social homes by 2030 and we have put a very clear focus on the delivery of new build projects.

“My Department has been working with the Housing Delivery Coordination Office (HDCO) and the County and City Management Association (CCMA) to identify capacity limitations and additional staffing resources required to deliver our objectives.”

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26/10/2021

• CHO Area 1 (Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan and Sligo)

HSE CHO1 Home Vaccination Service Update

The Home Vaccination programme aims to provide access to COVID-19 vaccinations to people who present with very high risk or high risk medical conditions and who are housebound i.e. they are unable to leave their home at all, or require significant assistance to leave the house due to illness, frailty, surgery, mental ill health or nearing end of life.

This vaccination pathway is open to those individuals who, due to their housebound status, have been unable to access COVID-19 vaccinations in GP clinics, HSE COVID-19 Vaccination Centres (CVCs), pharmacies, acute hospital vaccination clinics or other Vaccination Administration Locations (VALs). Referrals can be submitted to the Regional CHO Vaccination Team/Home Vaccination Team by the following:

• General Practitioner –
• Residential Care Facility Person in Charge –
• Nominated CHO lead for the CHO Primary Care Service –
• Nominated CHO lead for the CHO Disability Service –
• Nominated CHO lead for the CHO Mental Health Service –
• Nominated CHO lead for the CHO Older Persons Service –
• Person in Charge in Long Term Residential Care Facilities in the CHO area.

Please note referrals will not be accepted from any other referral source.

The Home Vaccination Team commenced phase 2 of vaccinating people who are housebound across CHO1 (Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan and Sligo) last week and will get to everyone on the list over the coming weeks. There is a strict criteria for inclusion in this service and in the first instance people should contact their GP to see if they are eligible for referral. Referrals will only be accepted once this criterion is met and verified by referring clinicians/service. COVID-19 vaccinations will not proceed for individuals inappropriately referred under this programme

If accepted, those eligible will receive a call in advance of vaccination day giving them the date of vaccination and expected arrival time of the Housebound Team.

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30/11/2021

• Deputy calls for urgent provision of domestic refuge centre for Cavan/Monaghan 

Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan and Monaghan, Brendan Smith has welcomed extra funding for areas of the country or categories of victims not currently fully covered by support services for victims. He has also reiterated his call for the provision of a domestic refuge centre for Cavan/Monaghan as a matter of urgency.

Deputy Brendan Smith commented, “This welcome funding announcement coincides with International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of the UN’s 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence. 18 organisations across the country are receiving a total of €445,000 in funding this year.

“As part of a recent mapping exercise undertaken by the Minister for Justice to identify gaps in funding and how to address them, a number of organisations were identified where additional funding would allow them to provide further services and to increase the geographical spread of support to victims of crime.

“This funding will help the particular organisations in their ability to support victims primarily by increasing phone line hours, emotional support, and increased court accompaniment.

“The need for an increase in regional-based domestic abuse services was highlighted by the mapping exercise, so the geographical spread of support will be increased.”

The Cavan and Monaghan TD added: “I have also called, once again, on the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman and Tusla to ensure the provision of a domestic refuge centre in Cavan/Monaghan without further delay.

“Tackling domestic, sexual and gender based crime is a priority for Fianna Fáil in Government. Ensuring all required services and help are available to all victims of abuse or crime is a key objective”

The extra funding announced today is being provided in 2021. This is separate from increased funding recently announced under Budget 2022 for combatting domestic, sexual and gender based violence and for supporting victims of crime, which includes:

An additional €2.4m for specific awareness raising and training programmes on domestic, sexual and gender based violence (DSGBV) bringing to €5.35m the funding available for combatting domestic sexual and gender based violence.

An additional €1.1m will be used to begin putting in place a legal advice and legal aid service in court for victims of sexual violence.

An additional €1 million is being provided under the Garda Vote to provide accommodation for Divisional Protective Service Units. 

The Budget 2022 allocation also includes €4.9m to support Victims of Crime.

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Notes for Editors

Funding Background

Following publication of Supporting a Victim’s Journey the Department of Justice established specific sub-groups to work on implementing some of the O’Malley Review recommendations. One of these, with NGO representatives, was tasked with carrying out a review of the supports and funding of civil society organisations providing frontline services and mapping the journey that faces the victim.

To support this a funding call was placed in December 2020 for frontline support services for Domestic abuse, Sexual crime, Human Trafficking and Victims of crime generally. The Department commissioned an expert consultant to analyse and categorise the supports provided with grant funding from the Department of Justice in 2021 to-date under the Victims of Crime grant scheme

This exercise identified a) geographical areas and b) categories of victims which represent gaps or unmet needs in the current provision of support services for victims of crime within the criminal justice system.

The mapping exercise was completed in July 2021 and a number of organisations were identified where additional funding would allow them to provide additional services and to increase the geographical spread of support. 18 organisations are allocated funding ranging from €10k to €150k

16 Days of Activism

November 25 marks the first day of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence which is an annual international campaign that kicks off on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and will run until 10 December, Human Rights Day.

The global theme this year is “Orange the world: End violence against women now!”. It is 30 years since the start of the 16 Days campaign- and this topic is as important now as it was 30 years ago.

Through social media activity across the 16 days the Department of Justice will be supporting this UN campaign and will be using #OrangetheWorld to highlight some of the work we have achieved across the justice sector over the last 30 years in tackling this issue, informing victims of the supports available and signposting where you can find information on how to help those you suspect may be in an abusive relationship.

25/11/2021

Cavan/Monaghan Fianna Fáil TD Brendan Smith welcomes the approval of government funding of €20,000 towards preparatory work on the development of a food incubation/Enterprise Centre in Cavan Town.

This funding is being provided through Enterprise Ireland.  I compliment Vincent Reynolds and the Co. Cavan Enterprise Fund on their foresight and commitment to local enterprise in promoting this important project.

I wish them every success with this development.

Details of approval 

Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan and Monaghan, Brendan Smith has called for an increased cross-government and cross-agency approach to tackle the escalation of bullying both online and in person.

Deputy Brendan Smith commented, “There is an urgent need for statutory agencies and Departments to take a new approach to the whole area of the crime of bullying, and at least put in place some confidential lines to ensure that there is a cross-government and a cross-agency approach so that this area can be addressed. 

“We know of the bullying that is happening on social media and it is a blight on society. Many young people are being bullied constantly and are unable to get away from it.”

In a Dáil question to the Minister for Justice, The Cavan and Monaghan TD called on the Minister to state what proposals there are to have consultations with other Departments and statutory agencies to deal with the increasing level of bullying.

Deputy Brendan Smith added: “I know that there is no simple answer, but I would hope that the Minister’s Department could be central to a whole-of-government approach taken to ensure that the requests and suggestions of families, who have gone through so much in their lived experience of the awful loss of a young person and do not want to see it happen to others, could be taken on board in the hope that it will help avoid such loss of life or suffering to individuals. It is an area that we need to address as a matter of urgency.”

In response, the Minister for Justice stated that the issue of bullying generally requires a response within community and institutional – including schools – contexts, rather than an automatic resort to criminal sanction.

The Minister continued: “This Government is acutely aware of the impact any kind of harassment can have on a victim and that harassment can take different forms and have different levels of severity.

“That is why Coco’s Law, otherwise known as the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020, not only introduced new offences but also broadened existing harassment offences and introduced stricter penalties for them.

“Coco’s Law provides for a new offence of sending, distributing or publishing a threatening or grossly offensive message by any means of communication with intent to cause harm to the victim, which means our legislation now covers once-off communications as well as harassment.”

The definition of harassment includes harassing another person by persistently following, watching, pestering, besetting or communicating with or about them. The changes made by Coco’s Law to this offence have also ensured that communicating with or about a person by any means is covered – including through the use of social media or technology.

It also increases the maximum penalty for harassment from 7 years’ to 10 years’ to reflect the harm caused by the most serious forms of harassment.

If charges are to be brought under this act against a person 17 or younger, then the consent of the DPP is required. As noted earlier, this is a safeguard that was put in in recognition of the need to use other means to tackle bullying and harassment in younger people, while still leaving the door open for charges to be brought in more extreme cases.

The Minister added: “When I commenced this legislation in February of this year, I announced funding for the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre at DCU to establish a ‘Research Observatory on Cyberbullying’. This ‘Observatory’ will provide up-to-date research and advice as well as monitor the impact of anti-cyberbullying laws and regulations. It also aims to explore the impact of laws and regulations on those who engage in, or are targeted by, cyberbullying, cyberhate, and online harassment.

“I also provided funding for the Webwise ‘Lockers’ programme to update their secondary school resources which promotes the autonomous, effective and safe use of the internet by young people. The funding has enabled Webwise to update the materials used in schools to include information about Coco’s Law.”

The Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act provides for offences that cause harm to another person and also for the offence of making someone believe they are going to be harmed. If the perpetrator of an offence under this Act is a young person, they can be considered for admission to the Garda Diversion Programme, which operates under Part 4 of the Children Act 2001.

The Diversion measures specified in the Act include the administration of Garda cautions (in the presence of parents/guardians) and supervision by a Garda Juvenile Liaison Officer. In addition, a young person can be referred to a Youth Diversion Project funded by the Department which provide programmes and supports to enable young people to make positive behavioural changes.

The General Scheme of the Hate Crime Bill has been published and it will introduce aggravated forms of these offences where they are motivated by prejudice against protected characteristics. The protected characteristics under the Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2021 are,

– Religion

– Race

– Colour

– Nationality

– Ethnic or national origin

– Sexual orientation

– Gender

– Disability

This legislation is currently being drafted by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

In addition to the legislation referenced above, separate legislation to include provision for an online safety commissioner has been proposed by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, and the General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill was published earlier this year.

It contains provisions empowering the proposed Media Commission to make online safety codes; assess the compliance of online services with those safety codes; direct online services to make changes to their systems; processes and policies and design and seek to apply financial sanctions to services who fail to comply.

The online safety codes will set out how social media companies will have to deal with harmful content, such as cyberbullying.

Deputy Brendan Smith’s party colleague, and Minister for Education, Norma Foley, attended the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science recently to provide an update on a number of issues including the measures that are being taken to prevent and tackle bullying in schools.

During the Minister’s appearance at the Joint Committee, she announced that the Department of Education will commence a review of the Department’s 2013 Action Plan on Bullying and the 2013 Anti-bullying Procedures for Primary and Post-primary Schools.

The Minister also announced that during this school year, that the Department’s Inspectorate is prioritising monitoring and gathering information about the implementation of anti-bullying measures in schools across all its inspection types.

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Note

Please see attached Dáil Question and statement from Deputy Brendan Smith

23/11/2021

Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan and Monaghan, Brendan Smith has welcomed a further package of financial support in response to Covid-19 worth €61m for local authorities.

Deputy Brendan Smith commented, “Throughout this pandemic Local Authorities have been able to provide essential support and services at a very difficult time. The local government sector played a key role in the national effort to combat Covid-19 and to support communities dealing with the impacts on the ground.

“This additional tranche of financial support with €61m will go towards extra outdoor facilities, pedestrianisation, supporting the vaccination programme and various local well-being initiatives.”

The Cavan and Monaghan TD added: “The funding support provided by the Government means the local government sector won’t be at a loss or having to make ‘either’ ‘or’ decisions when it comes to providing vital services for people and to ensure that services such as playgrounds, sports facilities and library services can keep operating.”

To date, this brings the total Covid-19 related financial support to local authorities in 2021 to €559m.

It includes:

• €435m for the 2021 rates waiver that applied from January to September;
• €62.3m for the limited waiver that applies for the rest of 2021, targeting hospitality and entertainment in particular;
• €61.6m towards income losses and extra costs associated with the pandemic

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19/11/2021

Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan and Monaghan, Brendan Smith is calling on shoppers to remember to shop local this Christmas to help support retailers and businesses on their doorstep.

Deputy Brendan Smith commented, “We all know how difficult the last 18 months or so have been for local retailers and businesses. Throughout it all they have managed to adapt quickly and have continued to provide products and services.

“This Christmas, we can all show our thanks, and help support retailers and businesses, by remembering to shop local. If we all decided to buy even just a gift or two from a local retailer this Christmas it would have a major impact on the local economy. It can help maintain jobs and ensure that our much-loved local businesses not only survive, but in time, thrive. This will help sustain our towns and villages as the centres of our local communities.”

The Cavan and Monaghan TD added: “Throughout the pandemic, as we spent more time living locally, we have grown to realise the importance of our local retailers and businesses more than ever before.

“Local shops are part of the very fabric and tradition of all our communities. Many of these local shops hold cherished memories for us throughout our lives. Supporting them this Christmas will go a long way towards creating more special memories in the years to come.”

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22/11/2021

Replies by the Minister for Foreign Affairs to my most recent Parliamentary Questions in Dáil Éireann regarding the need to implement in full the Stormont House Agreement and also the need to deal properly and comprehensively with legacy issues.

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For Oral Answer on : 18/11/2021
Question Number(s): 19 Question Reference(s): 56352/21
Department: Foreign Affairs
Asked by: Brendan Smith T.D.
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QUESTION

To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland regarding the need to implement in full the Stormont House Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

REPLY

It has been the consistent position of the Government that the Stormont House Agreement provides a balanced and comprehensive framework to address the legacy of the Troubles. It was agreed by both Governments and the political parties after intensive negotiations, and it should be implemented – for the families and victims who have waited for too long.

We have taken every opportunity in our regular engagements with the British Government at all levels to set out this position.

As agreed at the BIIGC on 24 June, the Government joined the British Government and the Northern Irish parties in a process of engagement of these issues, with discussions beginning in July. The intention is to find an agreed way forward that will allow implementing legislation to be introduced in both the UK and Ireland.

As we have consistently stated, a statute of limitations as proposed by the UK Government in their Command Paper is not something the Government can support. It is important to say that there has been a clear message from victims groups throughout this process that this cannot be the way forward. It has also been strongly and publicly opposed by all the parties.

It would also go against the conclusions of the UK Government’s own extensive public consultation in Northern Ireland on legacy legislation in 2019. There would be very serious questions as to whether such an approach would be consistent with the obligations of the European Convention on Human Rights, which is itself a key element of the Good Friday Agreement. We believe it would face well-founded legal challenges, causing further years of uncertainly and pain for families.

We have consistently said that we are ready to engage with concerns or issues to do with the implementation of the Stormont House Agreement but any such changes must be discussed and agreed by the parties and both Governments. It is vital that any approach is collective if it is to work, and crucially, that it meets both the needs of victims and our shared international human rights obligations.

It is crucial now to come back to the table at the level of political leaders to discuss next steps and find a way forward, with the two governments and the parties, that meets the needs of victims, and is based on the principles of justice, reconciliation and the rule of law. We have a responsibility to seek an agreed approach, for those families who have waited for too long.

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For Written Answer on : 18/11/2021
Question Number(s): 192 Question Reference(s): 51632/21
Department: Foreign Affairs
Asked by: Brendan Smith T.D.
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QUESTION

To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had discussions with the Minister for Justice in Northern Ireland or with the Secretary of State for Justice in Britain in relation to the unacceptable proposal by the British Government to introduce an amnesty for persons who committed crimes during the era of the Troubles in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

REPLY

It has been the consistent position of the Government that the Stormont House Agreement provides a balanced and comprehensive framework to address the painful legacy of the Troubles based on the principles of truth, justice, rule of law and reconciliation. Progress on its implementation is crucial, for families and victims and for society as a whole. It was agreed in 2014 by both Governments and the political parties after intensive negotiations, and it should be implemented.

Where the British Government propose significant changes to the Stormont House framework, these must be discussed and agreed by both Governments and the parties to the Northern Ireland Executive. Only through a collective approach can we hope to deal with these issues comprehensively and fairly and in a way that responds to the needs of victims, survivors and society.

Following a meeting of the British Irish Intergovernmental Conference on 24 June, we agreed to begin an intensive process of engagement with the British Government and the Northern Ireland parties to find an agreed way forward. Discussions began in July and since then, officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs have met a broad range of stakeholders. Importantly, this process has engaged fully with victims’ representatives. The intention is to find an agreed way forward that will allow implementing legislation to be introduced in both the UK and Ireland.  

The proposals published by the British Government on 14 July for a ‘Statute of Limitations’, ending criminal investigations and prosecutions relating to Troubles-related incidents, as well as inquests and civil litigation, have caused significant upset, shock and concern. They represent a very radical departure from the Stormont House Agreement and we do not accept them as the basis of a way forward. It is important to say that there has been a clear message from victims groups throughout this process that this cannot be the way forward. It has also been strongly and publicly opposed by all the parties.

I have engaged regularly with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Brandon Lewis, who is leading for the British Government on these proposals, including a meeting in person on 3 September in relation to the ongoing legacy engagement process. I also met with the Minister for Justice in Northern Ireland, Naomi Long, on 16 September during which legacy, amongst other issues, was discussed.

It is the position of the Government that there should be effective investigations into all Troubles-related deaths, regardless of the perpetrator. The rule of law and the protections afforded by the European Convention on Human Rights must apply equally to everyone and must be upheld, and this principle is at the core of the Stormont House framework.

We have strongly communicated our position on this issue to the British Government and will continue to do so, and to caution in the clearest terms against any unilateral action. The Government will continue to engage and work with the British Government and the parties represented on the Northern Ireland Executive on this very important issue in the period immediately ahead.

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For Oral Answer on : 18/11/2021
Question Number(s): 28 Question Reference(s): 56353/21
Department: Foreign Affairs
Asked by: Brendan Smith T.D.
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QUESTION

To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will raise with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland the long-standing concerns of the families of the victims of the Springhill Westrock Massacre of July 1972 in relation to the totally unacceptable delay in holding an inquest; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

REPLY

Every family bereaved in the conflict, including the family members of the victims of those shot dead in  Springhill Westrock in Belfast on 9 July 1972, must have access to an effective investigation and to a process of justice regardless of the perpetrator. All victims’ families deserve support in securing all the information possible about what happened to their loved ones.

Last July marked the 49th anniversary of the Springhill Westrock massacre, which saw Margaret Gargan, John Dougal, David McCafferty, Patrick Butler and Fr Noel Fitzpatrick lose their lives. Their deaths at Springhill were part of the tragic legacy of the Troubles which saw the loss of over 3500 lives from all communities.

The Government welcomed the announcement in 2014 of a new inquest into the deaths of the five Springhill victims by the then Northern Ireland Attorney General John Larkin. It is understood that earlier this year, the case was listed for a pre-inquest hearing, which is expected to take place in the next 12-18 months. It is a matter of disappointment and frustration that it has taken this long for the family’s case to reach this stage.  The outcome of the Ballymurphy Inquest demonstrated what can still be achieved on these complex legacy cases all these years later, and the impact that it can have.

As agreed at the BIIGC on 24 June, the Government joined the British Government and the Northern Irish parties in a process of intensive engagement on legacy issues, with discussions beginning in July. The intention is to find an agreed way forward that will allow implementing legislation to be introduced in both the UK and Ireland by the end of this Autumn.  

As we have consistently stated, a statute of limitations and the discontinuation of inquests, as proposed by the UK Government in their Command Paper ,is not something that the Government can support. It is important to say that there has been a clear message from victims groups throughout this process that this cannot be the way forward. It has also been strongly and publicly opposed by all the parties.

We have consistently said that we are ready to engage with concerns or issues to do with the implementation of the Stormont House agreement but any such changes must be discussed and agreed by the parties and both Governments. It is vital that any approach is collective if it is to work, and crucially, that it meets both the needs of victims and our shared international human rights obligations.

Cavan/Monaghan Fianna Fáil TD Brendan Smith has been informed by the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works that the contract letter of acceptance for works at Bailieborough Garda Station has issued and it is expected work will commence on this project in early December.

A description of the works is as follows:

The proposed development will include the refurbishment of an existing protected structure and the construction of a new 3 storey over basement extension to the existing building with associated services, landscaping and car parking facilities providing fit for purpose accommodation for the New Garda District Headquarters serving Bailieborough area.

16/11/2021