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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Martin Kenny: The Taoiseach knows the reason.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Martin Kenny: It is not agreed. The reality of the situation is that, under the stewardship of the Taoiseach, a number of Ministers have come into this Chamber in similar circumstances, and questions have been taken, they have made a statement and everyone in the Chamber has had the opportunity to cross-examine them on various issues. All we want is exactly the same for the Minister for Justice. The...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Martin Kenny: Would the Taoiseach have accepted that? He would not have accepted that.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Martin Kenny: We want the same for the Minister for Justice as the Tánaiste.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Martin Kenny: Suitability for consideration but not suitability for appointment.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Martin Kenny: The board recommended Séamus Woulfe for consideration, not for the position.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Martin Kenny: That the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board appoints judges. It does not appoint judges.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Martin Kenny: Yes, and that is the point.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Martin Kenny: That is not what the Taoiseach said.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2020)

Martin Kenny: It did not.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2020)

Martin Kenny: The Taoiseach is mixing it up.

Combating Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Statements (19 Nov 2020)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Minister for her opening remarks. I noticed she mentioned the Still Here campaign. I will briefly say that the issue the Minister needs to deal with is still here. She needs to come in here and answer questions on how judicial appointments happen and what that process is. I am referring to the process she handles rather than the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board, JAAB,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (19 Nov 2020)

Martin Kenny: 282. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that in July 2020 INIS introduced an online renewal system for foreign nationals seeking to renew their residence permission in Ireland; if her attention has been further drawn to reports that some foreign nationals have not had their passports or residency cards returned to them...

Community Safety and Preventing Crime: Statements (18 Nov 2020)

Martin Kenny: I am glad to speak on behalf of Sinn Féin on the issues of community safety and crime prevention. However, I will divert my attention for a moment to the issue of the week with which the Minister needs to deal. Members of the Dáil from almost all parties have asked the Minister to come into the Chamber to outline the process she used to make judicial appointments. Yesterday she...

Community Safety and Preventing Crime: Statements (18 Nov 2020)

Martin Kenny: I understand that and I am sorry. I will move on now to speak about the issues of community policing and community safety. I spoke to someone today who works with many of the community drugs initiatives in the city of Dublin who said that at the core of all of this is having a police service that is rooted in the community. In order for that to happen, we need to see a greater effort to...

Rural and Community Development: Statements (18 Nov 2020)

Martin Kenny: I am pleased to be here to speak on rural development and rural Ireland in general. People often talk about rural Ireland being left behind and yet we are conscious that people who live in rural communities enjoy and treasure the communities in which they live because they feel supported and they have achieved so much, often in spite of investment rather than because of it and, likewise,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (18 Nov 2020)

Martin Kenny: 162. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the INIS registration offices in Dublin and regionally are currently closed for first-time registration (details supplied); the reason immigration registration offices are closed and are not deemed to be an essential public service; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (17 Nov 2020)

Martin Kenny: 129. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a progress report on the refurbishment of Fitzgibbon Street Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32013/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (17 Nov 2020)

Martin Kenny: 589. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment is treated as a qualifying payment for back to school clothing and footwear allowance but the payment for the wage subsidy scheme is not, as was the case for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36927/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (17 Nov 2020)

Martin Kenny: 670. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the form of immigration permission usually issued to the holder of an intra-company transfer employment permit; if time spent on that permission is reckonable residence for long-term residence or naturalisation applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36568/20]