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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I will address amendments Nos. 1 and 4 together since they both relate to the title of the commission. I thank the Deputies for these proposed amendments. I note that section 9D of the Official Languages Act will require that all new statutory bodies be named in the Irish language. While this legislation is not yet commenced, I will give further consideration to the proposed amendments...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 2: In page 12, to delete line 8 and substitute the following: “(k) section 25C; (l) section 85.”. I will address Government amendments Nos. 2, 33, 34, 62 to 64, inclusive, 71 to 73, inclusive, 81 and 104 to 109, inclusive, which have been grouped as they all relate to provisions for island voting. Amendment No. 2 amends section 3 of the Bill,...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I will address amendments Nos. 5, 21, 22 and 24 together as they all relate to the placement of Irish language proficiency requirements on the ordinary members, staff, chairperson and chief executive of the commission. At the outset, I will say that I appreciate the rationale behind such requirements. However, as highlighted in pre-legislative scrutiny process, the commission requires a...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Deputy. He is absolutely right to seek to ensure that we meet these Irish language competency requirements. However, I think it would not be a good idea to include the requirements in legislation outside of the provisions of the Official Languages Acts. I can assure the Deputy that our officials will engage with colleagues in the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht,...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 6: In page 17, line 2, to delete "a member" and substitute "an ordinary member". Government amendments Nos. 6 to 11, inclusive, clarify, for the avoidance of doubt, that certain terms and conditions set out in section 10, which relate to the length of terms office, reappointments and resignations, apply only to the commission's ordinary members. This is because such...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 7: In page 17, line 13, to delete “a member” and substitute “an ordinary member”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 8: In page 17, lines 14 and 15, to delete “a member” and substitute “an ordinary member”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 9: In page 17, line 16, to delete “a member” and substitute “an ordinary member”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 10: In page 17, line 22, to delete “a member” and substitute “an ordinary member”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 11: In page 17, line 25, to delete “A member” and substitute “An ordinary member”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 12: In page 17, line 35, to delete “if he or she is” and substitute “if he or she”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 13: In page 17, line 36, to delete “a member” and substitute “is a member”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 15: In page 17, line 39, to delete “a member” and substitute “is a member”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 16: In page 17, line 39, to delete “authority.” and substitute “authority;”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 17: In page 17, after line 39, to insert the following: “(d) does not possess a tax clearance certificate issued to him or her under section 1095 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997.”. This Government amendment will set a requirement that a person must be tax compliant to be eligible for membership of the electoral commission. I believe this is...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 18: In page 18, line 1, to delete “a member” and substitute “an ordinary member”. This amendment clarifies that provisions for the disqualification of members are with regard to the commission’s ordinary members. The disqualification provisions will not apply to the ex officio positions, namely, the Clerk of the Dáil and the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: This is important and I thank the Deputy for the proposed amendment. I will give a commitment that we will give it consideration between now and Report Stage.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 23: In page 21, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “(5) Where a person who holds judicial office in the Superior Courts is appointed to be the chairperson, the following provisions shall have effect: (a) where such person, on being appointed, is a judge of the Supreme Court, other than the Chief Justice or a judge who is ex officioan additional...