Results 1-20 of 66 for going forward speaker:James Lawless

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Aid Board: Chairperson Designate (30 Apr 2024)

James Lawless: ...to complete forms and have an engagement. I have seen it happen and I have heard it said in hearings here as well that some of these people end up either without representation or relying on the goodwill and pro bonoapproach of certain solicitors and barristers who might take them on, I suppose in the public interest. It strikes me that there is a scheme for criminal legal aid to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (13 Feb 2024)

James Lawless: Before I go to Ms Sugiyama, who I think has her hand up, I want to make an observation on the point Dr. Murray made. He mentioned the black box. I think he means the magic computer that has the technology within it. It is a black box in the sense that we cannot access the algorithms within. I am reminded that in this jurisdiction there is a plethora of challenges to the technology used to...

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy Report: Statements (22 Nov 2023)

James Lawless: ...options 1, 2 and 3 from the Commission on the Defence Forces in the recent consultation. The Government opted for the middle road, which is option 2. Option 1 is a standstill, which effectively means going backwards. Option 2 is increased investment and support and option 3 is perhaps a higher order defence capability. The Government sensibly went for option 2. It was the minimum we...

Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

James Lawless: ...back to 2010, although the decision was also perhaps spoken about in previous rounds of appeals. On the positive, before getting into the legislation and the new scheme the Minister is bringing forward, which I welcome, it should be recognised that the McFarlane decision does not sit in a vacuum and has not been ignored. It creates a common law precedent which is in practice and followed...

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy: Statements (18 May 2023)

James Lawless: ...in this debate, as it should be, as the home of the Defence Forces in many ways. I commend the Tánaiste on his work to date on leading this conversation. It is a conversation and not a foregone conclusion on any side of the House, certainly not to my mind. We need to review our defence and security policies. The establishment of this commission on the future of our...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (8 Mar 2023)

James Lawless: 67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are any plans going forward to update the policies on the powers the local authority has in relation to the parking of camper vans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11988/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defective Building Materials (26 Jan 2023)

James Lawless: ...legislation in terms of tidying up the whole sphere of how management companies operate, how they are convened and how they are accountable, because they will play a central role in this scheme going forward. Perhaps there is an opportunity to look at that space and tidy things up. There are a lot of legacy issues there.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (8 Dec 2022)

James Lawless: ...I am aware of the projects the Minister of State mentioned and there has been investment in a number of schools in north Kildare. If these were all new projects about to come on line, I would look forward to a future with them open, but many of them are already up and running. Maynooth Post-Primary School and Maynooth Community College have been open for a couple of years. Naas...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. John Bruton (8 Dec 2022)

James Lawless: We will start the second phase of this session on the implementation and after-effects of the Good Friday Agreement, part of a series of meetings we have been holding. I am pleased to take over from the Chair. I followed the debate from my office. I look forward to reading the iar-Taoiseach's submissions. There is quite a lot of detail and depth in them. I listened to Mr. Bruton deliver...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Dec 2022)

James Lawless: ...Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, I was very happy to work with him on it. We have engaged and published a report with a number of recommendations which I will speak on in a moment. It is a good example of the legislative process working well. We have gone full cycle, done due diligence and the Bill has been improved as a result. With regard to the Bill and the whole are of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Data Protection Regulation Enforcement: Discussion (22 Sep 2022)

James Lawless: ...on it. There is certainly significant interest in it across the committee collectively and also its various members, so we are very glad to welcome our guests for an exchange of views I look forward to. I wish visiting committee members well in their work. I understand they have a number of visits in Dublin and Ireland. Godspeed to our visitors because these are all important visits...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sanctions for the Possession of Certain Amounts of Drugs for Personal Use: Discussion (12 Jul 2022)

James Lawless: .... They are very welcome. I ask them to mute their microphones when they are not speaking and to remember to unmute when they are speaking to ensure that the proceedings flow smoothly. I look forward to what I think is going to be a very interesting discussion. The topic is an examination of the current approach to sanctions for the possession of certain amount of drugs for personal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Jonathan Powell (30 Jun 2022)

James Lawless: ...consensus at the time. Does Mr. Powell envisage the matter will be revisited later as things, dare I say, become normalised or matured? He might give members some words of wisdom on that issue going forward.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Proceeds of Crime (Gross Human Rights Abuses) Bill 2020: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

James Lawless: ...of this Bill but we felt it was useful to have an engagement on it to better understand it. It is with the Minister for the next steps. We have signed off in this committee on its readiness to go forward. It is in the Department’s court in terms of what happens next, but we hope it will progress soon. I look forward to it coming to the next stage. I will release the witnesses...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Jun 2022)

James Lawless: 1050. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons for the delay and the timescales going forward for the commencement of the building of an extension for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30686/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Judicial Appointments (24 May 2022)

James Lawless: ...a very productive session with the Minister today at the Joint Committee on Justice on the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022, which will reform and transform the way we appoint judges going forward. However, there remains a significant gap between the numbers we have on the Bench and those of our European neighbours and international comparators. It is imperative that Government...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Apr 2022)

James Lawless: I welcome the Bill and thank the Minister, Deputy McEntee, and the Minister of State, Deputy James Browne, for bringing it forward. I also thank the members of the justice committee, two of whom, Deputies Martin Kenny and Carroll MacNeill, are present, while others have contributed, for their work on this Bill. Shortly after the Oireachtas Committee on Justice was established, this Bill...

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Apr 2022)

James Lawless: ...or democracies would prevail at a global level. It is very much the Chinese view, and possibly the Russian view as well, that autocracies and technocracies will become the predominant form of governance over and above democracies. That is a reality check to all of us in the democratic world. We need to protect freedom and protect democracy. Democracy begins at home and we are doing it...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises (7 Apr 2022)

James Lawless: ...had a focus on export growth as an opportunity for SMEs. However, there is an issue about the export credit insurance scheme. It was planned to monitor, improve and review that over the last year and going forward. However, I am not sure how that is going and I know some concerns have been raised within the industry. The Minister of State might update the House on the progress in that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rehabilitative Opportunities within the Prison System: Discussion (29 Mar 2022)

James Lawless: ...opportunities within the prison system. The topic was nominated by the committee. The committee takes elective modules as part of its work. Our programme of work is driven largely by governmental requirements and different pieces of legislation. We also have modules of our own interest within the committee which we try to explore and this is one of those. It is taken from the...