Results 61-80 of 219 for going forward speaker:David Stanton

Seanad: Parole Bill 2016: Second Stage (9 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: ...of the Minister for Justice and Equality. I want to acknowledge Deputy Jim O’Callaghan’s role in originally drafting this Private Members’ Bill. Although it has been extensively amended by Government after a massive work programme in the Department of Justice and Equality, its core substance remains the same. This is important legislation that will put parole...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Travellers Towards a More Equitable Ireland Post-Recognition: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: ...chair of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality. I apologise as due to my diary commitments I will not be able to stay for the full session but I will take note of what is going on and record it later, and I will stay as long as I can. Significant progress has been made to recognise the contribution of Travellers to Irish society. The recognition of Travellers...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2019)

David Stanton: We have yet to go through Report Stage and so on here in the Dáil. The requirement is that companies initially with 250 or more employees will carry out a wage survey and publish that, and that will be mandatory. Over time we will learn from larger companies. We have engaged with the unions and employers and everyone is in agreement that this is the way to go. The larger companies...

Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

David Stanton: ...The Bill that I have proposed will have the effect of modernising and clarifying the provisions of the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956. It is time to update this outdated law. The debate was pretty good and quite instructive. I look forward to Committee Stage. I thank Deputy Ó Cuív in particular for his fine analysis. Experience tells here, when we say we are not going to cure...

National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Jun 2019)

David Stanton: ...is unlikely that the State could provide the level of inspection required for enforcement to be effective. The Minister, Deputy Regina Doherty, is proposing a better alternative. She wants to put forward a payment of wages (amendment) Bill. She wants to bring transparency in the form of prominently displayed notices in business premises. On that we are agreed. I was struck when I...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Legislative Reviews (12 Jun 2019)

David Stanton: ...legislation in place to deal with it is robust. The work being undertaken in the Department will help ensure any reform introduced is effective and reflects best practice internationally. I look forward to debating the matter with Senators when the legislation comes before the House. Research on hate crime in other jurisdictions is likely to be completed later this year. The public...

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (29 May 2019)

David Stanton: ...seriousness by which colleagues here take this significant issue. This Bill is interim legislation. As I have said here previously and in the other House as well, we are working hard on bringing forward a Bill to regulate the entire sector and to set up a gambling regulator. That is a very large piece of work and we expect to employ more than 100 people. Recently I held a seminar where...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Ceart chun Teaghaise) 2016: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to a Home) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 May 2019)

David Stanton: I thank the Sinn Féin Deputies for introducing this Bill which seeks to incorporate a right to a home in the Constitution. The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, is very sorry he cannot be here. If Members look at the monitors, they will see that he is on his feet in the Seanad to take the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill. He...

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

David Stanton: Government amendment No. 5 is procedural in nature and deletes existing text in the Bill which was inserted on Committee Stage. These provisions will be replaced by the text which will be moved in amendment No. 6. Government amendment No. 6 provides for the amendment of section 7 of the principal Act which is the section which governs the manner in which leave is taken by parents. At...

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Apr 2019)

David Stanton: ...and Lotteries Act 1956. As Senator Conway-Walsh said, it is time to update this outdated law. Of that there is no doubt. Everyone commented, and rightly so, on the reason we are not bringing forward the gambling control Bill now. It would be my dearest wish to bring it forward if I could, but I call tell colleagues it is extraordinarily complicated. We have spent the past year...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Juvenile Offenders (10 Apr 2019)

David Stanton: I am advised by the Garda authorities that the report in relation to the Youth Referral Examination was forwarded to the Garda Commissioner on 5th March 2019. In addition, external consultants Crowe Ireland have submitted their final validation and verification report and a copy of this was appended to the Youth Referral Examination Report. As the Deputy is aware, the Commissioner has...

Seanad: Gambling Legislation: Motion (27 Feb 2019)

David Stanton: I am very happy to have the opportunity to participate in the debate on this significant issue. I thank the Senators who brought forward the motion which the Government is not opposing as it is broadly in line with Government policy. The debate provides me with a welcome opportunity to report to Seanad Éireann on the efforts made to review and enhance the original Government proposals...

Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (12 Feb 2019)

David Stanton: ...a sexual violence awareness and prevention programme for young people. This funding went towards the running of five four-day body right programme training events in 2018 for staff from Youthreach and other alternative educational settings. My colleagues can see that there is a lot going on in this hugely important area. One can never really do enough in this challenging area and I was...

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2019)

David Stanton: ...example, if a nurse is to be replaced we get an agency nurse in, which is more expensive, and then there are administrative costs, among others. When the costs were added up that is the figure we got. I accept that not everybody is going to take the leave but if the take-up is 10% then the cost is approximately €1.2 million, which is still a significant amount that has to be...

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2019)

David Stanton: ...of 12 years or until the child for whom the leave is taken reaches the age of 12, whichever comes sooner.There is, however, a more serious issue in section 7 that must be addressed. I propose to bring forward an amendment on Report Stage to rectify this anomaly. The Department of Justice and Equality has identified a technical issue caused by the Bill's proposed extension of parental...

Juvenile Crime: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2019)

David Stanton: Deputy Rabbitte made a huge amount of sense in her remarks. I thank Fianna Fáil for bringing forward this important motion and I acknowledge the contributions made by Deputies on this serious issue. As stated earlier by my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan, we are treating this matter seriously. I acknowledge the motion. The Government's counter motion provides a...

Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and Decisions) Bill 2018: Second Stage (22 Jan 2019)

David Stanton: .... The Bill applies to individuals who commit an offence while temporarily in another member state, perhaps on holidays or working or studying abroad. For example, if a person living in Ireland goes on holiday to another member state and commits an offence for which the court in that member state imposes a community service order, that person would have to stay in that state, potentially...

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Dec 2018)

David Stanton: ...my colleagues on the quality of the debate, to which I have listened. I thank Deputies on all sides for their contributions to this important debate on the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) (Amendment) Bill 2018. I welcome the opportunity to contribute. I appreciate that this Bill represents a well-meant endeavour on the part of Deputy Brassil to allow patients timely...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Direct Provision System (27 Nov 2018)

David Stanton: ...were offered to the Department by individual contractors across the country. The Department did not randomly choose any one location over another location. The owners of the properties came forward and offered them. Following on-site assessments carried out by staff of the Department, the Shannon Key West Hotel in Roosky, County Leitrim, was deemed to be a suitable premises for the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: ...issue up to June and a report is being prepared for Government, which I expect will be available very shortly. As soon as that is ready, I will be able to report to the House as to where we are going. We are committed to establishing an independent regulator rather than an office as was first envisaged in the 2013 scheme. It is also a major difference having regard to the Bill Fianna...