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Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jan 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We are tackling heavy stuff.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jan 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I appreciate the Minister's commitment to engage with the Law Society and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on this issue. There is no doubt about the independence of the new body because when it is finalised the legislation will enshrine it clearly in the public eye. The Minister knows better than most the issues the staff in the new authority will deal with are complex...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jan 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am just alluding to the fact it was ruled out of order and nothing more. It was important to have a discussion on this matter today. I know the Minister cannot assure us today it will be resolved and I accept this, but if he is making a commitment he will engage with the parties and try to find a solution to this I will withdraw the amendment.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jan 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: One of the issues that have been debated here is the public perception that under the current system, the Law Society or the Bar Council, in investigating complaints through their respective structures, are essentially investigating themselves. However, if one actually examines in an honest way the structures of the Law Society and the Bar Council, one will see that they were very robust and...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jan 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This is a matter of concern for a number of important stakeholders and I assume that in the spirit of what the Minister has done previously he will accept the amendment. It would not be acceptable for the Minister to be perceived to have control of codes of practice and other such matters. The separation of powers comes to mind. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has expressed concern...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jan 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: A leap of faith is required in many of the assurances on such matters. Will the Minister assure us that in advance of Report Stage we will have sight of his amendments in advance of the deadline to submit amendments? We will have to resubmit the amendment on Report Stage, but if we had advance notice of the Minister’s changes – the previous one and the one under discussion...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jan 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am trying to double-check that what the Minister has stated is absolutely correct.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jan 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 54: In page 23, before section 17, to insert the following new section:17.—(1) The Authority shall, not later than 30 of April in each year, make a report (in this section referred to as the “annual report”) to the Minister and to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, or any Oireachtas Joint Committee that may replace that...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jan 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is similar to previous amendments and in fairness we had a meeting of minds. I acknowledge that the Minister has addressed the very significant concern of the independence of the authority in previous amendments. There is consistency in the amendments he is introducing. In that spirit I will withdraw the amendment when the question is put.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jan 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 46: In page 22, before section 16, to insert the following new section: “16.—(1) The Authority shall, as soon as practicable after the establishment day and thereafter within 6 months before each third anniversary of the establishment day, prepare and submit to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, or any Oireachtas Joint Committee...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jan 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: If there is a good cop and a bad cop, I will speak to the good cop. The amendment is in the spirit of the earlier amendments tabled by the Minister that try to demonstrate the independence of the authority. Rather than being accountable to the Minister, it is accountable to the Houses of the Oireachtas. It is accountable specifically to this committee or to any other committee that might...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jan 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To clarify, is the Minister suggesting he is dealing with this matter in his amendment?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jan 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: In regard to the same issue that Deputy Niall Collins raised, I cannot understand why we are now almost two years into this process. This section was included in the initial Bill and it deals with client confidentiality, which is at the core of the relationship between the legal fraternity and the justice system, but it has not yet been dealt with. It is a cause of concern and, despite the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (15 Jan 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal for the funding of the replacement of windows and the roof at the school from the summer works scheme. [55470/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Salmon Management Report (15 Jan 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 444. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No.191 if there has been any reports or surveys on salmon numbers around our coast in recent times; if he will provide the findings of same. [55472/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda-PSNI Transfers (15 Jan 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 543. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to disincentives to lateral entry or transfer between An Garda Síochána and the PSNI; if he has discussed these disincentives with other Departments or with Minister David Ford with a view to overcoming or removing these. [55236/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Services (15 Jan 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 938. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the ongoing concerns regarding the future of the Malin Head Coast Guard station and marine rescue centre in County Donegal; and if he will give an assurance that the necessary staff numbers will be achieved to maintain a 24-hour emergency service. [1119/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (18 Dec 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 171. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to review our conveyancing laws in relation to the legal requirement to attain the written permission from those persons who share the lane-road, before a person can sell a site with access onto that lane-road. [54507/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (18 Dec 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 172. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department will consider the application for funding from an organisation (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will commend those involved in this ground breaking pilot scheme. [54521/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Closures (18 Dec 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 176. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether the closure of Garda stations and the failure of his Department to allocate proper resources for the upgrading of the Garda motor vehicle pool has led to a significant increase in criminal activity in the midlands; if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of Garda stations that have closed in County Westmeath from...