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Courts Bill 2023: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to examine the Courts Bill 2023. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, and his officials for their ongoing work on this important and technical legislation. I also acknowledge the Minister of State's presence throughout this Stage of the Bill. At the heart of this Bill is the objective of improving access to justice for all citizens by ensuring the...

Estimates for Public Services 2023: Message from Select Committee (19 Apr 2023)

Cormac Devlin: The Select Committee on Health has completed its consideration of the following further Revised Estimate for Public Services for the service of the year ending 31 December 2023: Vote 38 - Health.

Report of the Independent Review Group on Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces: Statements (30 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the publication of the report of the independent review group into the Defence Forces. I am grateful for the opportunity to examine its findings. This watershed report makes for stark reading and raises the most profound issues in our Defence Forces. While the report correctly acknowledges the high regard in which the Defence Forces are held, as has been acknowledged throughout...

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (30 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome everybody to this meeting. I also welcome Senator Lombard who has joined our committee. He is very welcome. We thank Senator Buttimer for his contribution to the committee in the recent past. Apologies have been received from the Cathaoirleach, Deputy Martin Browne. All those present in the committee room are asked to exercise personal responsibility and to protect themselves...

Committee on Public Petitions: Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman Annual Report 2021: Press Ombudsman (30 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Today's business is to engage with Ms Susan McKay, the Press Ombudsman, to discuss the 2021 annual report of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman and related matters. Ms McKay is very welcome to the committee. I thank her very much for her time. I apologise for the delay of a few minutes in getting started. I wish to explain some limitations to parliamentary...

Committee on Public Petitions: Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman Annual Report 2021: Press Ombudsman (30 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I thank Ms McKay for that comprehensive opening statement. It gave us a good overview of her role and that of the Press Council. Before I move on to questions, does the committee agree that Deputy Buckley may take over as Chair at 2 p.m.? Agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman Annual Report 2021: Press Ombudsman (30 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I thank Ms McKay for her opening statement. She mentioned that the Press Council is quite complex. She also referred to the number of complaints she received that she could not deal with. Can Ms McKay tell us if I am right in saying that 31 complaints were received? She might elaborate in that regard. What kind of complaints is she receiving that she cannot deal with and that people...

Committee on Public Petitions: Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman Annual Report 2021: Press Ombudsman (30 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Ms McKay referred to people who may not be personally affected, yet they have made a complaint because they do not like the statement or utterance of individuals, politicians or so on. The Press Ombudsman's website outlines five or six criteria whereby if someone’s complain fulfils them, the office can proceed. That is good. Ms McKay is new in post and I congratulate her on her new...

Committee on Public Petitions: Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman Annual Report 2021: Press Ombudsman (30 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: -----and her other role. Unfortunately, I cannot stay for the rest of the meeting but I thank her for her presentation and the information she has given myself and other committee members. I look forward to engaging with her again in the next short while.

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Cabinet Committees (29 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: We are going to move to Questions Nos. 17 to 22, inclusive.

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Cabinet Committees (29 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: He has.

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Cabinet Committees (29 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: The Taoiseach has already answered those questions.

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Cabinet Committees (29 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: The Taoiseach has answered the questions.

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Cabinet Committees (29 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: The Taoiseach has answered and might revert to the Deputy, as he has indicated.

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Cabinet Committees (29 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: He is going to revert to the Deputy on that.

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Cabinet Committees (29 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I ask the Taoiseach to be very brief.

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Cabinet Committees (29 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: It will come out of the final slot.

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Cabinet Committees (29 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Could we please keep to the responses to the questions asked?

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Cabinet Committees (29 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Could we just go back to the topic please?

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Cabinet Committees (29 Mar 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I am sure there is another forum in which the issue can be teased out. Let us move back to Taoiseach's Questions.