Results 141-160 of 244 for inequality in for court of law

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Colombia: ICTU (22 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: I welcome all of the delegates. They have said they were struck by the levels of poverty and inequality in society in Colombia, but I was struck by the level of wealth. Ireland would love to have Colombia's natural resources but without the conflict. I found the remarks made, particularly about the US-Colombia free trade agreement, illuminating. That agreement sets the bar for what we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Issues of Mutual Concern between Ireland and Colombia: Ambassador of Colombia (9 Oct 2014)

H.E. Mr. Néstor Osorio: I thank the members for their questions and especially for following Colombia and being preoccupied with the difficulties and problems of our social life. On the issue of equality, or rather inequality, one of the recognised big problems of Colombia is the tremendous gap that exists and the need to upgrade and create conditions for the poor people of no or very low...

Topical Issue Debate: Abortion Legislation (18 Sep 2014)

Mick Wallace: In recent weeks the issue of abortion has dominated the headlines once again. News broke that a migrant woman, pregnant as a result of rape, was denied access to an abortion under the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act, even though she clearly expressed the desire to die rather than to carry the pregnancy to term. How can the Government stand over the manner in which this woman was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Redressing the Imbalance Report: Free Legal Advice Centres (17 Sep 2014) See 1 other result from this debate

Ms Noeline Blackwell: Deputy Boyd Barrett is absolutely correct about the whole business of inequality and the feeling that one is up against a big, powerful organisation. That is a real problem of the legal aid system in general. The legal aid system could give assistance in the Circuit Court but because of delays and the rest of it, may not and is prohibited by law from giving assistance...

Seanad: Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: There are two main issues in these amendments. Irish and EU law recognise simple retention of title clauses of the kind set out in the amendment and the courts have upheld such clauses. However, to take up Senator Quinn's point, it is one thing for the law to uphold certain forms of retention of title clause freely agreed by contracting parties, but another for it to insert a mandatory...

Seanad: Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Second Stage (8 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Bill, which I bring before the Seanad, is a major piece of reforming legislation which has three primary objectives. The first is to create the competition and consumer protection commission through the merger of the National Consumer Agency and the Competition Authority, thereby forming a powerful body with real teeth acting to protect and vindicate consumers' rights. This constitutes...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: -----has removed the statutory basis for the Minister to make minimum price orders in any sector. Having price competition is a healthy feature of our marketplace. That is the way new businesses develop. They come in at a cheaper price and they undercut someone. We do not seek to underpin the established interests by underpinning in law the price they want to charge. If that were the...

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...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Second Stage (16 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." This Bill, which is major reforming legislation, has three main objectives. First, as part of the programme of reform we are implementing across my Department, it will merge the National Consumer Agency, NCA, and the Competition Authority to create a powerful body with real teeth acting to protect and vindicate consumers' rights. New...

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Apr 2014)

Averil Power: I did not realise I had such distinguished visitors behind me. I support the overall point Senator Zappone is making. Senators Zappone and Norris have argued there is a distinction to be made between a court saying that the Bill in its original form is consistent with the Constitution, but it is a hell of a long stretch from that to assert that it is required by the Constitution. That has...

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Apr 2014)

Simon Harris: I am pleased to have an opportunity to speak on the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014 and thank the Minister for introducing it to the House. I welcome the Bill. There has been significant debate in various European countries over whether it is appropriate to merge an equality body and a human rights institution. There are two sides to the argument, but some countries...

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Second Stage (8 Apr 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the opportunity to speak today and commend the Minister on another reforming legislative item. The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, an agency for the Irish Jesuit Province, publishes a very interesting magazine and while reading it over the last couple of days, I was greatly struck by a quote from Pope Francis's evangelical letter, Evangelii Gaudiam, the joy of the gospel. In...

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (5 Mar 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is the respect he has for this House. It was a load of bloody nonsense. If Ministers can schedule three days to make congratulatory speeches, they can listen to the responses from the Opposition following their nonsense speeches. There are three Ministers in the Department of Justice and Equality, but not one of them is here to engage with us. It is an absolute farce. However, I...

Seanad: Free Speech, Homophobia and the role of the State Broadcaster: Motion [Private Members] (18 Feb 2014)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: This case does not set a good precedent for the upcoming referendum on marriage equality. There is a fear that if Rory O'Neill was censored by RTE for speaking out about homophobia, then the same could also happen to other members of the LGBT community in the course of the debate. It is the LGBT community which is in a position to define what homophobia is. It is the LGBT community that is...

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (5 Dec 2013)

Joan Burton: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill and the measures contained in it will not in any way affect people who are in receipt of either the contributory or non-contributory State pension. The measures I am outlining relate to defined benefit pension schemes only and the need for greater fairness when such schemes run into difficulty....

Bond Repayments: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Nov 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: This master of domination is stifling our economy. The promissory notes have become sovereign bonds. It is difficult to understand why people thought a change of name meant there would be an actual change. It is not as if the Minister for Finance produced a magic wand to turn the odious promissory notes into magical sovereign bonds. I am reminded of Juliet's question:What's in a name?...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (26 Nov 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Paschal Mooney: Go raibh míle maith agat. I welcome the Minister to the House. She has made great play of emphasising that the situation does not apply to the State pension but the legislation hides a number of inadequacies in the Bill. We believe that the legislation is too little, too late. Over the past three years the Government has repeatedly failed to address the inequality that stems from the...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

John McGuinness: My overall view on the budget and what we read in the Finance (No. 2) Bill is that the budget has driven a huge wedge between Government and the citizen. It has built on past Government decisions and creates a divisiveness between the administrators of the country and the citizen. There is a deep inequality to which previous speakers have referred that is growing beyond any doubt and that...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)

Clare Daly: I am still in shock at the contributions from certain Government backbenchers who claim this is a great budget and that the Minister grappled creatively with the issues in these difficult times. Supposedly we are all making sacrifices and are about to turn a corner. The reality is that the times have not been hard for all of us and the times will not be hard for those who again escaped the...

Topical Issue Matters: Valuation Office (17 Oct 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am taking this issue on behalf of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin. Deputies are aware that the Valuation Office, as part of its revaluation programme, is in the process of updating the valuations of all commercial properties. The revaluation process has been completed and the revaluation is effective for rates purposes in the areas of Fingal, south...