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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 I counted 40 Acts, passed between 1922 and 1924, to be repealed.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...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Suspended Sentences of Imprisonment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Nov 2016)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: The Minister will be glad to hear that I do not think I will need to use my eight minutes either but I will put on record our position. I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important Bill. As has been said, this Bill essentially amends the legislation to activate a suspended sentence in the event of the commission of another offence by a person who is subject to a suspended sentence....

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Nov 2016) See 1 other result from this debate

Clare Daly: First, it is important to say that there are many very good aspects to the Bill. The issue of dealing with sexual offences is long overdue. However, the Bill is so big and deals with so many different and diverse areas that its weakness lies in trying to do too much. We run the serious risk of leaving ourselves open to doing damage where none is intended. Some of the areas can be...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (5 Oct 2016)

Mick Wallace: I will be opposing this Bill. I disagree very strongly with criminalising the purchase of consensual sex. If this Bill is successful, I believe it will signify the reinvolvement of the State in the private sexual lives of adult citizens for the first time since homosexuality was decriminalised over 20 years ago. It seems that the Turn Off the Red Light campaign has turned many heads. Many...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Universal Health Care and the NHS: Discussion (28 Sep 2016) See 1 other result from this debate

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...

Commission of Investigation (Irish Bank Resolution Corporation) Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Jul 2016)

David Cullinane: They were mistakes on the Government's part. It could be said they were intentional but at the time we pointed out, as others did, that there were flaws in the establishment of the previous commission and in the liquidation of IBRC. This is what happens when things are kicked down the road. This Bill is evidence of the inability of Fine Gael and this Government to deal with complex issues....

United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (27 Jun 2016)

Gerry Adams: I would like to dedicate my remarks today to the memory of my good friend, Stan Corrigan, a long-standing member of Sinn Féin, whose funeral is taking place just now. Divisions on the EU within the British Tory party led David Cameron to make the mistake of calling a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union. The debate in advance of the referendum was marred...

Workers' Rights: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Jun 2016)

Thomas Pringle: I have lost count of the number of ironies evident in this Private Members' motion on workers' rights and which has been presented by the very party that participated in degrading those rights during its five-year stint in power. It is disconcerting to think that instead of standing up for labour rights, the Labour Party actually degraded workers' rights and conditions during the five years...

Workers' Rights: Motion [Private Members] (31 May 2016)

Brendan Howlin: This is Labour's first Private Members' time in the new Dáil and we had no difficulty in choosing the issue we want to prioritise. The previous Government was devoted to cleaning up the economic mess. Now, Ireland is in a strong position to grow again. My party's priorities are all about making sure the benefits of strong growth are fairly shared and about working to improve the...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Law Society of Ireland (10 May 2016)

Ms Clare Naughton: The Law Society invited me to come here but I am expressing my own views on this matter. I am a solicitor working in community law and mediation, primarily in the area of social housing law. Most of my clients would either be trying to access social housing support or deal with evictions. The legislation is structured in such a way that now a person applies for social...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Mercy Law Resource Centre (10 May 2016)

Ms Maeve Regan: The Mercy Law Resource Centre thanks the committee for its invitation to make a presentation. The centre strongly welcomed the establishment of this important committee and believes a cross-party approach to housing and homelessness is crucial. The Mercy Law Resource Centre is an independent law centre which provides free legal help for people who are homeless or facing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2014: Discussion (18 Nov 2015)

Ms Joanne Hyde: I am the chairperson of the employment and equality committee of the Law Society of Ireland. I am accompanied by the vice chairman, Mr. Loughlin Deegan and another member, Ms Deirdre Malone. The employment inequality committee of the Law Society of Ireland is made up of a number of specialist lawyers in the area of employment and pensions. In making our submission I am...

Marriage Bill 2015: Second Stage (23 Sep 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The events of 22 May 2015 changed lives forever. The result of a referendum in favour of marriage equality was hard-fought by equality champions along a journey that stretched back many years. They changed lives that day when they campaigned and marched for rights. Those people faced discrimination and intimidation and were labelled second-class citizens. Those people stood tall when...

Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Clare Daly: I move amendment No. 4:In page 10, to delete lines 10 to 12 and substitute the following:“(2) The court shall not impose a period of detention in excess of three years.”.Amendment No. 4 relates to providing for a maximum sentence of three years for children. Maximum sentences for juvenile offenders are common elsewhere in Europe. This country is unusual in the fact that we...

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Gerald Nash: I am pleased to point out to Deputy Boyd Barrett that wages are increasing across the economy, though not perhaps at a rate that would satisfy him and his colleagues. After years of extreme difficulty in this country, that development illustrates how far we have come. We have a way to go before we reach a point where everybody can share in the accelerating economic recovery. There is no...

Seanad: Conditions of Work: Motion (8 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: I thank Senators Averil Power and Jillian van Turnhout for tabling the motion which I am happy to support. It is an important contribution to a debate on how we raise living standards and approach many issues in the industrial relations sphere. I take issue with one thing Senator Averil Power said. She gave the impression, maybe not intentionally, that most of the new jobs are low paid...

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: This week has been about smoke and mirrors and sleight of hand by the Government. For the second time this week, the Government is engaging in a desperate attempt to ram through a piece of legislation, crudely trying to ensure all the t's are crossed and the i's dotted on all the outstanding issues relating to the water charge debacle. This rush to legislate before the summer recess is no...

Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jun 2015)

David Stanton: Before the debate adjourned, I was making the point that the Department of Children and Youth Affairs is a new and important Department which has great potential and much to offer. In 1970, the great educationalist and sociologist, Basil Bernstein, wrote that education could not compensate for society. Bernstein's main thesis was that inequality plays a major part in the lives of...

Employment Equality (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Jun 2015)

Joan Collins: I support the Employment Equality (Amendment) Bill introduced by the Socialist Party and the Anti-Austerity Alliance. I wish to follow the trend of what has been said by the previous two speakers. The “Yes” vote in favour of gay marriage is a significant step forward on the way to a more equal society. The “Yes” vote was not just strongest among young people but...