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Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am not accepting this amendment. I rise because Senator Norris remarked on my flexibility. Lest he become carried away, I want to make it clear that I am not accepting this amendment because I do not believe the commission can be exempted in such a broad manner. In any event, as the amendment is in the course of being withdrawn, I will not elaborate further.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: We will come back to this. I note the Senator has withdrawn the amendment while at the same time reserving the right to re-enter it on Report Stage. I merely want to flag a reason for my inability to accept the amendment, which I am sure will also be the case at a later stage when we are discussing the Bill. I specifically sought the advice of the Attorney General on this matter. There is...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I will make two points. First, I will not be departing from the time-honoured principle and convention on the matter of the Attorney General's advice. Second, I say to Senator Craughwell, who invites me to sit around the table, that this is precisely what we are doing. We have been sitting around the table for 125 hours over 16 months.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am prepared to give further consideration to it but I am not sure about any other means by which this issue can be addressed, other than through the Standing Orders of either House. That is why I have been perfectly happy to be here for 125 hours or, indeed, any other time it might take Senators to deal with the matter. However, I do not foresee another forum.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Maybe we should go back to the point raised by Senator Bacik.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I did not impose any guillotine.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: It may have been referred to but it was not proposed by me.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I leave these matters in the hands of the Clerk of the Seanad and his able team.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I defer to the Leader of the House on all occasions-----

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have been required by the Chairman to do so.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I do not have a clock on me.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Completely.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Senator Norris will be aware that prior to the debate on this Bill we had debate on the previous Bill that we described as the courts Bill and a similar amendment was made to that Bill, which transposed the import of the current section 49 before us onto that Bill. It was deemed to be more appropriate. That Bill has been passed by the Seanad. The point quite rightly made by Senator Norris...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I do not wish to contravene any Standing Order on the basis that the Senator has withdrawn the amendment, but I want to indicate my support for what all three Senators have said. It is a really important issue and one I will certainly look at. I am not sure if it is one that might be appropriate for Report Stage of this Bill, but it is one that is certainly deserving of favourable...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: A starring role

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Senator needs to be careful because Senator Bacik took issue earlier. He is talking about supporting cast.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Good.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I acknowledge the juncture we are now at, which is the end of Committee Stage. I thank Senators for their contributions. It was something of a formidable and lengthy debate. I was very pleased to be here for it. I acknowledge what Senator Boyhan said, namely, this debate is a really important part of the essence of our democracy. We have a bit of work to do over the summer months in...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: They, too, have taken careful note of many of the important points made. While we are coming into the summer break - and I understand that Senators will finish up perhaps later this week or early next week - I do not anticipate that we will take Report Stage next week, nor in fact do I envisage we will take it immediately on resuming in September. Having regard to the fact that some weeks...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision (10 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Community CCTV is governed by section 38(3)(c) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 and the Garda Síochána (CCTV) Order 2006 (SI No 289 of 2006). This legal framework requires that any proposed community CCTV scheme must: - be approved by the local Joint Policing Committee, - have the prior support of the relevant local authority, which must also undertake to act as data...