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Seanad: Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (2 Oct 2012) See 1 other result from this debate

Imelda Henry: I am delighted to see the Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012 before the House and I am very glad it is getting cross-party support. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, and thank her and her staff for their commitment, dedication and hard work which has brought this legislation to this House. The Taoiseach decided to create a new Department of Children and...

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Sep 2012) See 2 other results from this debate

Pat Breen: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. It is heartening to observe the support that is forthcoming from all sides of the House for the proposal that is before us. The universal approval that greeted the publication of the proposed wording of the referendum is a testament to the determination of the Minister, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, since she took office 18 months ago....

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2012) See 1 other result from this debate

Joe Costello: I wish to follow on from the final point made by Deputy Fleming, that there should be a good turnout on 10 November to show the priorities of the people and that they are fully supportive of what we propose. I compliment the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, on the great work she has done in a short space of time to bring all of the elements of the...

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2012) See 1 other result from this debate

Willie Penrose: I sincerely welcome the fact the Government has finally published the wording of the 31st amendment of the Constitution on children's rights. I compliment the Minister on doing so and on the publication of the Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2012, which facilitates the adoption of children born to a marital family but who are in long-term foster care, which I understand will be defined as being...

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: An Dara Céim - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (25 Sep 2012)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this issue. Sinn Féin welcomes the proposed referendum on children's rights. As a State and a society, we are all too aware of our abysmal record in terms of the protection of children. Therefore, any measures and particularly legislative measures which safeguard and protect the rights of children, are significant and important. Since the...

Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Jul 2012)

Brian Hayes: I thank Deputy Pearse Doherty for preparing the Bill we are debating tonight and tomorrow night and for presenting it for the information of the House. There is a comprehensive licensing system in place for moneylenders. In that regard, I will outline shortly for the information of the House the main provisions of Part VIII of the Consumer Credit Act 1995 which deal with moneylenders....

Statute Law Revision Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (21 Jun 2012) See 1 other result from this debate

Finian McGrath: I wish to share time with Deputy Catherine Murphy. I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the debate. I welcome the Bill, as it gives us the opportunity to continue the process of cleaning up the Statute Book by repealing Acts which no longer have purpose or relevance in the modern Irish legal system. It also gives us the opportunity to debate the relevance of the legal system...

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (2 May 2012)

Katherine Zappone: I welcome both the Minister, Deputy Shatter, and the Minister, Deputy Quinn, to the House. The presence of both of them today as we debate this historic Bill put forward by Senator Power is deeply appreciated by many throughout Ireland who have advocated change in regard to section 37 of the Employment Equality Act. I also welcome members of the public in the Gallery, as Senator Power did,...

Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Apr 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will start by taking us back a few steps. To understand where we are now, we must look at where we came from and how we got here. Sinn Féin's criticism of the Maastricht treaty and the proposition of economic and monetary union related to the idea of a one size fits all policy working. We said having a single interest rate for all of the eurozone would not work. During our economic...

Private Members' Business: Medical Treatment (Termination of Pregnancy in Case of Risk to Life of Pregnant Woman) Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Apr 2012)

Mick Wallace: This legislation is 20 years too late. It is hard to credit that successive Governments have failed to deal with the consequences of the Supreme Court judgment in the X case. It is not as if it was a revolutionary judgment even at the time. The Supreme Court found that abortion is legal in Ireland when a woman's life is at risk, including from the threat of suicide. My colleagues and I...

National Disability Strategy: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I am delighted this opportunity has been provided in the Dáil to have a debate on this issue. We had a debate on this issue in the Seanad recently and the debate there, while not coming down on one or other side of the issue of that House, was quite exceptional. It was wide-ranging, inspirational, to a great extent, and showed the value of having a structure that allowed for a more...

European Council: Statements (24 Jan 2012)

Gerry Adams: Go raibh maith agat a Chathaoirligh, agus tá mé buíoch don Taoiseach fosta. I listened to the Taoiseach's comments and carefully examined the script distributed. I do not know who writes this stuff, but some of it is incredible. For example, we are told that we are now "giving real muscle to the process" of budgetary oversight within the European Union. The Taoiseach said all member...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2012)

Séamus Healy: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. The Bill arises from the striking down of the joint labour committee, JLC, and employment regulation order, ERO, legislation by the courts. It had been hoped that the Bill would have been introduced earlier than this but it is before the House now and I intend to oppose it. The effect of the Bill is a decision by the Government to cut the...

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2011)

John Paul Phelan: I am glad to have the opportunity to speak on this legislation. I fully support the Bill and the objectives behind it and as Deputy Kyne noted previously, it is a sign of the Government's commitment to the importance of competition in reigniting the economy over the next few years. I wish to mention specifically a couple of areas pertaining to this legislation. It is to be welcomed that...

Seanad: Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Judges' Remuneration) Bill 2011: Second Stage (21 Sep 2011)

Alan Shatter: I thank the Members for agreeing to consider this legislation at an early stage. The terms of the 1994 Referendum Act require that a referendum Bill pass both Houses of the Oireachtas no later than 30 days prior to polling. I am grateful to the Senators for their co-operation. I published the Bill at the beginning of August with a view to everyone having adequate opportunity to consider...

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Fiche ar an mBunreacht (Tuarastal Breithiúna), 2011 — An Dara Céim / Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Judges' Remuneration) Bill 2011 — Second Stage (14 Sep 2011)

Alan Shatter: Tairgim: "Go léifear an Bille an Dara hUair anois." I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I thank colleagues for agreeing to consider this legislation at an early stage. Deputies will recall that when I published the Bill at the beginning of August it was with a view to everyone having adequate opportunity to consider it ahead of our debates in this House. This Bill honours a...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (19 Jul 2011)

Willie O'Dea: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I wish to share my time with Deputies Browne and Dooley. I would prefer not to have to introduce this Bill. I have plenty of other things to be doing rather than sitting down preparing legislation, but the Minister, Deputy Bruton, gave a solemn commitment, on the morning of the High Court decision on 7 July last, to senior representatives...

Seanad: Finance (No. 3) Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage (13 Jul 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: It is. I thank the Minister of State for the way in which he concluded his remarks. This is a good day for the State and citizens. For a committed constitutional republican, as I am, a true republic respects the rights and dignity of all its citizens, regardless of their views and preferences. This legislation predates 2007. Commitments in this respect were given by all parties prior to...

Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Criminal Justice Bill, a Bill the Government promised to introduce within its first 100 days in office. It has done that and aims to ensure the Bill is passed before the summer recess. Both sides of the House should work together to achieve this. I intend to focus on the elements of the Bill that relate to white collar crime. The Minister said in...

Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Apr 2011) See 1 other result from this debate

Jonathan O'Brien: While the Bill before the House does not represent a wide-ranging departure from existing legislation it has the potential to kick-start a wider debate on our sentencing and prison policies. At a time when we face the reality of an already overcrowded prison system, when prison numbers continue to increase rather than decrease, when the operational procedures and conditions within prisons...