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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Committee (8 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: Will you be writing to Amnesty International in respect of the information its representatives gave about criminal code 143 in order that they can correct the information?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Committee (8 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: All right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (8 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive presentation. I share the concerns expressed about the Bedouin village in the occupied territories. I am pleased to have received a note on the issue from the Department. When we discussed the matter in the Seanad, I emphasised that this was a classic example of the policy of eviction, dispossession and demolition that was being relentlessly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (8 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: Sorry, the Taoiseach did mislead the Dáil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (8 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I can only go by the word of his legal team. According to his legal team-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (8 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I was listening to the Minister. The Taoiseach misled the Dáil, not because he wanted to do so deliberately, but because the information he had was inaccurate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (8 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: Sorry Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (8 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: His legal team in Egypt, who passed on the information to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, subject to the statement being made in the Dáil, stated categorically that he still faces the death sentence and that the charges have not been reduced. That is a fact.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (8 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: It is from the only legal team he has got. Could we get some clarification on this, because it is an important issue? If he faces lesser charges, the Egyptian court should have released him last February, because a person can only be held in detention for 18 months. Therefore, we would be quite within our rights to ask for him to be released on bail. However, if he still faces the death...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (8 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: On 1 January, the Egyptian court set aside the conviction and ordered a retrial of the charges and Mr. Greste was then transferred to Australia. Mr. Greste was in the same position as Ibrahim is today. The conviction had been set aside and he was now awaiting a retrial. Ibrahim Halawa is in the same position today. There are many UN and international procedures we could pursue, such as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (8 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister for his reply. We are all working for the same objective. I know we are focusing on the Peter Greste case to use as a mechanism but that original trial was set aside. I would prefer if the Minister were representing Ibrahim Halawa by having a presence there. Peter Greste's conviction was set aside and a retrial arranged while he was still in prison, therefore, he was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (8 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: Could we take them tomorrow? Those villages could be knocked by the time we get to next week.

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I have a quick point for the Minister.

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I move amendment No. 7: In page 7, line 37, after “decision” to insert “within 90 days”.This is an issue relating to the wording "as soon as may be after it is made". My concern is that the other issues in the Department take over. The Minister said it is already in place but I believe that deadlines are important because one knows whether one meets the...

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I thank the Minister for the reply. We will not press the amendment.

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I move amendment No. 11: In page 8, line 5, to delete “may” and substitute “shall”.I know I will be relying on the Minister's word on this one. We are all conscious of the words "may" and "shall" inserted in Bills. The Bill refers to the requirement on the Department regarding the procedure to be followed in investigating complaints, the requirements to be...

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: It is a drafting issue. The intention is "shall" and "may" allows for cover for the Department if it is not done. If no regulations are put in place anybody in the press can say the Department is not obliged to do it, which it is not under the legislation. Our job here is not about the Minister or the officials but the process. According to the process if a Department under legislation...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I move amendment No. 1: In page 8, between lines 40 and 41, to insert the following:"(3) The Minister shall issue a clear definition on what constitutes 'as low as is reasonably practicable'.".This is an issue we raised on Second Stage. Section 3 provides that the Commission for Energy Regulation, CER, has a responsibility to ensure the risk of accidents offshore as a consequence of the...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I suspect even the Minister of State is not happy with the response that was drafted for him. He indicated there is no definition of ALARP but went on to refer to the guidance document that was drawn up. The guidelines in this matter do not have any statutory backup. In other words, petroleum developers can follow the guidelines if they like, but they do not have to do so.They are there...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I move amendment No. 5: In page 16, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following:“(c) the requirement for any operator, who is granted an exploration licence or petroleum prospecting licence by the Minister, to put a bond in place, so that in the event of the decommissioning of petroleum infrastructure, the licensee not dismantling the infrastructure within 2 years of extraction...