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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2021)

Martin Kenny: The wording in subsection (6) "where it considers it appropriate" is very loose. The experience in the other jurisdiction where wording in legislation has been loose is that it has been open to abuse or certainly what victims of crime in some cases have considered to be abuse. We tabled this small amendment to tighten the language. The Minister said it is setting the bar a little higher...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2021)

Martin Kenny: I move amendment No. 4: In page 9, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: “(9) In respect of relevant offences to which this Act applies, where an application under section 3 of the Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1981 is made during a trial, having not previously been requested or notified at a preliminary trial hearing, the trial court must be satisfied granting any...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2021)

Martin Kenny: I will withdraw the amendment while retaining the right to look at this again on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2021)

Martin Kenny: On the issue of the review, this is going to set up a court procedure and that will take time. The reality is that within a year, there will be very little to examine or on which to carry out a study. It will take a little time to see what the outworking of this legislation is. It will probably take two or perhaps three years before we will be able to have a review which would have any...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2021)

Martin Kenny: The general objective of this Bill is to try to ensure that when juries are called for court hearings they are not sitting in a room for two days while there is discussion on what is admissible and inadmissible and legal argument over various matters. That will all be dealt with in the preliminary hearing. The issues we focus on, and this has been raised today and in other forums, are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (18 Feb 2021)

Martin Kenny: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the leaving certificate; if clarification will be provided for parents, students and teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9076/21]

Covid-19 (Agriculture, Food and the Marine): Statements (17 Feb 2021)

Martin Kenny: The difficulties many farmers face at the moment have been well spelled out here. The price they receive for their produce is one of the primary issues that needs to be addressed. While I understand the Minister, and previous Ministers, have made the point that it is not the Minister's job to set prices or interfere in that, it is the Minister's job to ensure farmers receive a fair crack at...

Rural Equality Bill 2021: First Stage (17 Feb 2021)

Martin Kenny: I wish to support and add my voice to the Bill. Sinn Féin tabled a similar Bill in the previous Dáil but it was voted down by the two main parties - Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. As my colleague, Deputy Kerrane, stated, this is an opportunity to recognise that rural Ireland is developing and changing. That is not happening because of Government policy. Rather, it is happening...

Insurance (Restriction on Differential Pricing and Profiling) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Feb 2021)

Martin Kenny: I commend Deputy Pearse Doherty on his work on this Bill and his tireless work in holding the insurance industry to account. It is in stark contrast to what this Government and previous Governments have done with the insurance rip-off that we have experienced across the length and breadth of the country. Young drivers have been punished over recent years and it is an ongoing problem. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 Feb 2021)

Martin Kenny: 329. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason Sligo County Council has ignored the request by professionals who are providing medical evidence for persons (details supplied) in order that they can be added to the priority housing list in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6997/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Alert Programme (4 Feb 2021)

Martin Kenny: 181. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason her Department reduced the eligible cost per month for the text alert rebate scheme from €350 per annum (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6102/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Feb 2021)

Martin Kenny: 186. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons issued fines or fixed notice penalties for non-essential travel, organising or attending a house party, travelling to or from a party or to a neighbours house, traveling outside the 5km limit for exercise, travelling to and from the airport to take a holiday abroad and taking a non-essential journey to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Feb 2021)

Martin Kenny: 187. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons issued a fine or fixed penalty notice for non-wearing of face masks for January 2021, by Garda division and week in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6256/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 Feb 2021)

Martin Kenny: 852. To ask the Minister for Health when x-ray services will be reinstated in Our Lady’s Hospital, Manorhamilton, County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5848/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Direct Payment Scheme (3 Feb 2021)

Martin Kenny: 958. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will provide compensation to the farmers whose lands have been negatively impacted as a result of the landslide on Shass Mountain, County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5845/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Feb 2021)

Martin Kenny: 959. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will allow farmers whose land has been negatively impacted as result of a landslide on Shass Mountain, County Leitrim to submit and claim ANC and BPS on these lands in their 2021 ANC and BPS applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5847/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (27 Jan 2021)

Martin Kenny: 647. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for citizenship received by Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service monthly in each of the years from 2016 to 2020; the length of time it took to process these applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4308/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (27 Jan 2021)

Martin Kenny: 648. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if additional resources will be provided to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service in order to process applications for citizenship in a more timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4309/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Jan 2021)

Martin Kenny: I want to ask the Tánaiste about the atypical working scheme. It is an issue I raised before, I wrote to the Minister for Justice last week about it and I got a letter back yesterday saying that there were 350 people waiting to get their applications processed for this scheme. These are medical people on the front line who have jobs waiting for them in Ireland and who cannot get in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (20 Jan 2021)

Martin Kenny: 132. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will amend the way in which it taxes benefit-in-kind for company cars for 2021 due to the fact that Covid-19 restrictions are preventing companies and employees from travelling for business and the mileage in company cars will be greatly reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2215/21]