Results 5,241-5,260 of 6,188 for speaker:Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
- Disclosures Tribunal: Motion [Private Members] (29 Nov 2017)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Cui bono?
- Disclosures Tribunal: Motion [Private Members] (29 Nov 2017)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: We have just told the Minister.
- Disclosures Tribunal: Motion [Private Members] (29 Nov 2017)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I move:That Dáil Éireann believes that a revision of the terms of reference of the Tribunal of Inquiry into protected disclosures made under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 and certain other matters - the Charleton tribunal - is required and should take place to take account of the recent revelations regarding the Department of Justice and Equality, Ministers for Justice and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Right to Die with Dignity: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Nov 2017)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank Professor O'Neill for his excellent and thought-provoking presentation. It was quite different from many of the presentations we have received. I agree the majority of people who die in Ireland, do so with dignity. I think of Marymount Hospice, one of the most cherished and popular charities in Cork when it comes to fundraising. It holds a special place in people's hearts in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Right to Die with Dignity: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Nov 2017)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am grateful no one in my life has found themselves in a position where they have felt the need to make this choice. In many of the cases I have read about, one of the greatest fears of the people involved is the manner of dying, which might be either protracted or proximate, and that they will suffer a much greater level of pain and suffering if they choose to die naturally. There are...
- Justice Issues: Statements (28 Nov 2017)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I hope it will because there was a significant delay, even after their discovery within the Department, between them being brought to the Minister's attention and sent to the Charleton tribunal. I was interested in the Minister's response to Deputy O'Callaghan, which relates to whether these documents were considered before or whether they were news. He stated that, essentially, they are...
- Justice Issues: Statements (28 Nov 2017)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: -----it seems that, on inquiry, there legal issues to be dealt with and that certain proofing that had to be factored in. Again, however, I am very anxious to ensure that if there was any element of wilful neglect, it will be dealt with in the context of forthcoming events.
- Justice Issues: Statements (28 Nov 2017)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: This sorry episode has seen the Secretary General, Mr. Noel Waters, resign from his position with immediate effect. He is the second Secretary General to resign in recent years, a fact which of itself raises alarm about the state of play in the Department. His resignation letter is quite remarkable. It states: "The Department has been subject to a barrage of unwarranted criticism in recent...
- Justice Issues: Statements (28 Nov 2017)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I do not think that quite answered the question. I was looking for a fairly direct statement on whether the Minister believed the criticism was warranted. He can answer that question along with this one. I will briefly outline a dateline for how the particular e-mail came to public attention. The Department located it on 9 November. On 13 November the Minister was notified by the...
- Rural Crime: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Nov 2017)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after "the robbery of farming machinery and equipment" and substitute the following: "- greater powers and scope to be given to joint policing committees, as well as increasing their numbers, in order to ensure greater feedback from communities to the Garda; and - reinvestment in the national model of community policing, and a reverse of the...
- Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Taoiseach has said very clearly that there will be an opportunity to ask questions of the Minister, Deputy Flanagan. However, the Order of Business that has been outlined contains no reference to that. There are very clear questions regarding the manner in which information was given to him through his Department and regarding the record of the Dáil in that wrong information was...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (28 Nov 2017)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 638. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the procedures by which organisations, companies and projects which take on persons on the community employment scheme can advertise a position; the restrictions that exist on such advertisement; and her views on whether this has restricted the ability of such schemes to take on such employees. [49970/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (28 Nov 2017)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 639. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the procedures by which persons seeking employment on a community employment scheme can apply for such positions; if it is possible to apply without use of the Internet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49971/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (28 Nov 2017)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 640. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on recent changes to the recruitment and applications procedures for the community employment schemes that have made it more difficult for persons with literacy challenges and limited computer skills to apply to and access community employment schemes; her further views on the fact that giving opportunities to...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (28 Nov 2017)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 642. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount an organisation (details supplied) receives for each job seeker who is placed with the agency. [50010/17]
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised) (22 Nov 2017) Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Does the Minister anticipate any other responsibilities or agencies being transferred from his Department to this new Department? Will any legislative changes relating to the regulation of charities happen under the auspices of the new Department?
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised) (22 Nov 2017) Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: My second question was not quite answered. I was not asking if legislative change is required for this transfer but whether any legislative change would be the responsibility of the new Department.
- Rural Crime: Motion (21 Nov 2017)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I gather I have to move an amendment.
- Rural Crime: Motion (21 Nov 2017)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am still getting used to the procedures. We will be supporting the motion although we have tabled an amendment that we believe improves it. There is no question but that the issue of rural crime has been significant in recent months and probably for longer. I am aware of several horrific attacks in which people have been terrorised in respect of their property, health, and welfare and...
- Justice Issues: Statements (21 Nov 2017)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Was the Tánaiste aware?