Results 41-60 of 169 for going forward speaker:Helen McEntee

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (10 Mar 2015)

Helen McEntee: ...is another issue. I often wonder why people are not automatically added to the register when they turn 18. Getting young people to register is a matter of getting them interacting with what is going on around them. I spend much of my time in secondary schools discussing with transition year and fifth and sixth year students the importance of voting. I try to help them understand the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Human Rights (21 Sep 2017)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. The Government is deeply concerned about the situation in Rakhine State, in particular the ongoing violence which has been taking place following the attacks which were undertaken by Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army militants on 25 August. The excessive response by the security forces in response to these attacks is deeply troubling. It is critical...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Helen McEntee: They are but the Attorney General is not a member of Government; the Attorney General advises Government. I am not sure it should be a disadvantage to a person that they have taken on quite a significant and busy role. They would then be at a disadvantage having done that and having served not just the Government but the country in general. I am not sure that putting them at a disadvantage...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...when it has been reduced to the small number of three people. Each recommendation would have to have all three criteria and be based on merit. It would constrain the commission in putting forward names. I understand where it is coming from but if the commission were to conform with the objectives it would make it difficult to put forward names. With regard to amendments Nos. 13 and...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: To respond briefly to the previous conversation, I reiterate nobody is being excluded and nobody is being disqualified. Everyone must go through the same process, irrespective of what level along the Judiciary he or she is. They merely have to go through a process. Nobody should be excluded from that, irrespective of who he or she is, particularly where we are talking about a promotion....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation (17 Nov 2020)

Helen McEntee: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to build a new family law court building in Dublin and ensure that court facilities across the country are suitable for family law hearings, so that these hearings can be held separately from other cases.  The total capital budget for the Courts Service in 2020 is €66.017 million, €15.380 million of which will be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Alcohol Sales (22 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...to being out at 2 a.m. and then deciding to get into the car. There is a perception that the provisions in this Bill will suddenly allow significantly more drinking. At the moment people are going to the off-licence, going home and drinking more at home. This would allow people to be in a more controlled environment, which I believe would help reduce some of the impacts both Deputies...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (8 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: ...trends and policing priorities to ensure their optimum use. The Garda Water Unit is part of Operational Support Services within An Garda Síochána. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the existing boat capabilities and requirements going forward are currently being reviewed. In the event that new boats are required, a business case will be submitted seeking...

EU Police Co-operation: Motion (10 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...specifically with regard to the regulation, the timing between St. Patrick's Day and Easter meant we were a little tight for time on this. I appreciate that it is always better to be able to come forward as soon as possible. As I said at the end of my initial contribution, the overall objective of the regulation is to make sure we codify much of the work that is already happening...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...need to do here. We need to plan longer term. On the structure that currently exists, which we are very much working on it at the moment, it is a bottom-up approach. Organisations have to come forward. They have to be designated as an approved housing body. They have to apply through the capital assistance scheme, CAS, which is the Department of Housing, Local Government and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation (9 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...in this area. I am further advised that Courts Service local management have undertaken to review the use of this area and will contact Cork City Council with a view to exploring options going forward.

Seanad: Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...report. The general scheme will be introduced by the end of this year. There will not be any time limits put on how we will debate it. I regret the timeline in which this Bill has been brought forward. It is based on the timeline of the 2020 ruling, the April ruling and getting clarity that it would not change in the Supreme Court. The legislation was brought to Cabinet the following...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...and this gives permission to do it within the five days. That would allow for this to come into operation next Tuesday making sure that the cliff-edge and the challenges that people were potentially going to face on Wednesday will no longer be there. I extend a sincere thank you to all Deputies here and Senators. I look forward to engaging with them further on the review that will...

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Nov 2014)

Helen McEntee: ...Buying a home, be it a house or an apartment, is the biggest investment most people will make in their lives; therefore, it is important that we, as legislators, discuss this issue and try to bring forward measures to assist thsoe in distress. It does not matter which side of the House we occupy; nobody wants to see a family, couple or an individual fall behind on a mortgage or be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Procedures (21 Apr 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...-related incidents using the Traffic Watch lo-call number 1890 205 805.These calls are answered and logged by civilian personnel at the Garda Information Services Centre, Castlebar, Co. Mayo. The incident is then forwarded to the relevant District Officer (Superintendent) for investigation. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the District Officer then appoints a member of An Garda...

Seanad: Future of Europe: Statements (12 Oct 2017)

Helen McEntee: ...that voice and we will continue to do so, both on the European stage and on the global. That will not change. We talk about EU co-operation being crucial. Different scenarios are being put forward on integration and the direction in which we should go, but I reiterate that these are not exclusive or exhaustive scenarios. They are proposals being put forward. The White Paper set out...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Judicial Appointments (20 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...clear. That is why I set up the review group. It is important that we understand how many we need and why we need them. For that reason, the people the Deputy mentioned, who know exactly what is going on in the courts, have been part of this process. It is not just the OECD report. In its final report that will be published in the coming weeks, the group will set out exactly how many...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (17 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: ...to the provision of chaplaincy services in the preceding year. I understand that the Irish Prison Service recently published the full suite of Chaplains' reports for 2019 on their website and that going forward, all future Chaplains' reports will be published that website. As the Deputy may appreciate, I am regularly briefed by officials on a range of matters relating to the operation of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (10 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: ...or family needs. No new residents will be transferred into the Skellig Star following the completion of this relocation process and my Department has no plans to utilise the premises going forward.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...that causes alarm, distress or upset that has serious implications for a person. Obviously, there is discretion for any judge to say that, on release, the person cannot engage with a person or go within X amount of miles of a person, but I am also aware that does not always happen. Understanding the case the Deputy mentioned and knowing that this is happening not just to one individual...