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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report of Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Mr. Andrew Kinneen: To add to my colleague's remarks on the super trawler question, Deputy Penrose is quite right in so much as the risk associated with such large vessels of environmental damage is great. If they misbehave, they do a hell of a lot of damage. We are very much aware of that. At present, we have remote sensing equipment and we can tell exactly where the fishing vessel is,...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cearta Eacnamaíochta, Sóisialacha agus Cultúir), 2016: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Mar 2017) See 2 other results from this debate

Tommy Broughan: I am pleased to have an opportunity to speak briefly on the Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) Bill 2016. I commend my colleague, Deputy Thomas Pringle, on bringing the legislation before the House and the tremendous work he has done on the Bill in this and the previous Dáil. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Financial Services Ombudsman's Bureau - Strategic Plan 2017 and Tracker Mortgage Issues: Discussion (2 Mar 2017)

Mr. Ger Deering: I am pleased to have the opportunity, together with the deputy Financial Services Ombudsman, Elaine Cassidy, to engage with the committee this morning on our 2017 strategic plan. We also welcome the opportunity to engage with the committee on the issue of tracker mortgages. First, I will give a brief outline of our strategy. It is important to begin by letting the...

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Feb 2017)

Brendan Howlin: I thank all Deputies for contributing to the debate. I applaud my colleague, Deputy Alan Kelly, for taking up the baton from Senators Ivana Bacik and Gerakd Nash. It is a baton that started its journey many moons ago in the most capable hands of our dear former colleague in this House who is now Uachtarán na hÉireann, Michael D. Higgins, who felt passionately about this issue. As...

Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Feb 2017)

Willie Penrose: I am glad to have the opportunity to make a short contribution to the debate on this important area of pension law on behalf of the Labour Party. I applaud Deputy Willie O'Dea for introducing the Bill. Pension law is a complex area that needs significant and detailed examination, scrutiny and discussion in order to achieve change. Like everyone else in the House, I do not have a particular...

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)

Professor Allyson Pollock: I was asked whether private health insurance should be outlawed for treatments that are being provided by the public sector, as in the Canadian health care system. There is a strong argument to be made for that on the basis of the evidence on private health insurance. I return to my original point about whether there is any evidence that private health insurance...

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...

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...