Results 1-20 of 119 for inequality in for court of law

Seanad: Criminal Procedure Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The appeal to the Supreme Court provided for in section 14 is intended to be available to both parties, the acquitted person and the Director of Public Prosecutions. In the case of the acquitted person, he or she may wish to appeal in the event of a retrial order being made by the court under section 10. In the case of the DPP, he may wish to appeal in the event that the court refuses to...

Seanad: Criminal Procedure Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009) See 1 other result from this debate

Dermot Ahern: The Senator is seeking to remove the criterion for an appeal to the Supreme Court by either party for an application for a retrial order. The criterion is long established, namely, that the court, the Attorney General or the Director of Public Prosecutions must certify that the determination involves a point of law of exceptional public importance and that it is in the public interest that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reform of Family Law System: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Mar 2019) See 2 other results from this debate

Mr. Damien Peelo: Treoir acknowledges that there have been far-reaching changes in family law over the past five years. However, despite changes to the law, significant deficiencies exist in terms of how the system continues to operate and we deal with the consequences of this on a daily basis through our information service. Two issues emerge in terms of the operation of the family...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (12 Jun 2019)

Mick Wallace: Two years ago, Deputy Jonathan O'Brien called for a comprehensive review of this emergency legislation. He said such a review "should focus on how to modernise the criminal justice system to make it responsive to the needs of Ireland in 2017". No review was ever conducted. We have seen little serious reform of our criminal justice system in the lifetime of this Government. Instead, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reform of the Family Law System: Discussion (20 Feb 2019)

Ms Saoirse Brady: On the practical ways of standardising how the views of the child are heard, there is the guardian ad litemsystem, as noted by Dr. O'Mahony, and a national executive office will be set up in the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, which is a welcome development for public law proceedings. We also feel this could be a way to extend it to private law proceedings, and...

Topical Issue Debate: Home Repossessions (17 Jan 2017)

Catherine Martin: In light of the recent High Court judgment delivered by Mr. Justice Barrett in AIB v. Counihan on 21 December 2016 as well as in the light of the serious concerns expressed recently by the Master of the High Court, what assurances can the Minister for Justice and Equality give to families facing the repossession of their homes that she has done all in her power to protect them properly? Can...

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Nov 2016)

Colm Burke: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I thank the staff for the work they have done on this matter. I counted 40 Acts, passed between 1922 and 1924, to be repealed. This indicates the dedication and commitment of the people who worked in the brand new Civil Service and State who were starting from scratch. There were also many more Acts passed in that short time which are still in...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Jan 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Yesterday we saw a landmark ruling from the Supreme Court in the case of Johnny O'Meara. I commend the courage of Johnny O'Meara in challenging the inequality in law relating to cohabiting couples and to note that judgement. I also note that the Government is committed to passing legislative change to give effect to that ruling to ensure cohabitees in the...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (2 Jun 2006) See 1 other result from this debate

Séamus Healy: I have never witnessed such a display of arrogance, dishonesty and double talk as I witnessed today from the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. He has refused to accept any responsibility for the appalling vista that has opened up or any regret for the horrifying shambles surrounding the law on statutory rape. Last week the Minister told the House he knew nothing about the issue....

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2017)

Grace O'Sullivan: This morning, we heard the disturbing news that homelessness levels in Ireland have gone above 7,000 for the first time. Some 68% of this homelessness is in Dublin. As the Simon Community report published today reveals, 83% of property in the capital is now priced out of the reach of those on housing benefits such as rent supplement or the housing assistance payment. Home repossessions are...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Universal Health Care and the NHS: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Professor Allyson Pollock: Most countries that have put in a national health service began from an imperfect base. The UK was no exception. It was highly fragmented. There was a patchwork of services with significant inequalities. For that reason, a law is needed that places on the Minister a duty to provide services throughout Ireland. That is the only way to overcome the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022)

Dr. Clíona Saidléar: I echo what Ms Benson said. Women's Aid and the Rape Crisis Network Ireland work together with a number of NGOs and we are particularly concerned about how family law courts, in particular private family law courts, intersect with domestic and sexual violence. We are concerned based on what is coming to us with regard to sexual violence but is anecdotal and this is a...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Communications (15 Jul 2020)

Mick Barry: The Taoiseach mentioned the discussion he had with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. Did the issue of the Apple tax judgment come up in that discussion? He mentioned in the previous round that he felt the left has been niggardly in acknowledging the role of foreign direct investment. I would argue that the right has been niggardly in accepting and...

Seanad: Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Feb 2023)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 7: In page 21, line 7, to delete “shall” where it firstly occurs and substitute “may”. These sections of the Bill are a matter of serious concern. I am surprised they have not got more attention. We are usually very careful of anything potentially seen as interfering with the separation of powers and the due course of our courts....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Developing a Legal Framework for Assisted Dying: Discussion (11 Jul 2023)

Professor Mary Donnelly: It is a very fair point that Professor Jones has made on the specifics of the American situation. It is a very different kind of model in general. In our situation, if we decided to introduce a measure, or to legislate for a measure, to accept that our citizens were entitled to that measure, then we would be required to ensure that mechanisms were put in place to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)

Ms Sara Phelan: At the outset, I would like to extend thanks to the Chair and the members of the committee for their invitation to us, as representatives of the Bar Council of Ireland, to participate in this public session of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice to establish our views on the general scheme of the criminal justice (legal aid) Bill 2023. It would be somewhat remiss of me...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Committee Stage (15 May 2014)

Richard Bruton: Irish statute law and EU law recognise simple retention of title clauses of the kind set out in the amendment. The courts have also upheld such clauses. It is one thing for the law to uphold certain forms of retention of title clause freely agreed by contracting parties but quite another for it to insert a mandatory title retention clause into commercial contracts. To the best of my...

Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I wish to begin by thanking LGBT Ireland and Equality for Children for their work on this Bill and the Labour Party for sponsoring it. The Social Democrats are happy to support this legislation. While the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 represented a significant step in the right direction for LGBTQ+ families, it was undoubtedly rife with inequalities and inconsistencies, so much...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Equality and Fairness of State Pension: (Resumed) Discussion (11 Feb 2015)

Mr. Fergus Whelan: I will answer the second question first. It is even bigger than that. The industrial relations aspect comes from a far more fundamental thing in law, that is, legitimate expectation. There is a thinking in law whereby if an employee pays for something on the basis that he has been told this is what he will get, then he has a legitimate expectation. This proposition...