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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Message to Dáil (15 May 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Justice and Equality has completed its consideration of the Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and Decisions) Bill 2018 and has made amendments thereto. I suggest we suspend the meeting for a moment to allow the officials accompanying the Minister for...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There are a number of proposed amendments, all in the name of the Minister. I refer members to the grouping list which has been distributed. I invite the Minister to make his opening remarks on the Bill.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Before proceeding, I note, for the information of members, that the money message is on the Order Paper for today.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Amendments Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together. I understand that all the amendments are in the name of the Minister.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Do any members wish to comment on the grouping?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: As Deputies Ó Laoghaire and Jack Chambers have no objection either, we will proceed to address each of the amendments.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Amendments Nos. 5 and 6 are related and may be discussed together. I call the Minister.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: As no members wish to comment, we will proceed.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Only one amendment to the section is proposed, although it is included in the grouping of amendments Nos. 7 to 14, inclusive, which contains all the amendments to section 5. Amendment No. 14 concerns section 15.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does any member wish to speak to an individual amendment in the grouping or to the entire group in which there are eight amendments?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: They are, as the Minister described. We are all happy.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Amendments Nos. 15 to 26, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together. This grouping includes the entirety of the remainder of the amendments.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I remind members that we will be back to a 9 a.m. start for the meeting of the joint committee next Wednesday, at which we will commence a series of hearings on the system of direct provision. I thank the Minister and his officials for attending.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Message to Dáil (15 May 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Justice and Equality has completed its consideration of the Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2018 and made amendments thereto.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 May 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Obviously, I fully support Deputy Niamh Smyth's appeal but the issue I need to raise is one the Tánaiste addressed earlier during Leaders' Questions It is with regard to the anguish and stress that parents of children with spinal muscular atrophy must cope with as day by day they watch their child denied what is potentially a life-saving drug. With the advent of the approval of...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 May 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is not early.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Business of Committee (22 May 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Senator John Dolan for facilitating the commencement of this morning's business and he managed to make it here just in front of Senator Frances Black. Go raibh míle maith agat, a Sheanadóir. I remind members to please switch off their mobile phones as they interfere with the recording equipment. Apologies have been received from Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile. We shall...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (22 May 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The purpose of today's meeting is to begin a series of engagements examining the direct provision system and the international protection application process. We are joined by Mr. Justice Bryan McMahon, former judge of the High Court, who also chaired the working group on the protection process and direct provision. He is very welcome. From the Immigrant Council of Ireland we are joined by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (22 May 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Go raibh maith agat. We will now go to Mr. Brian Killoran, chief executive of the Immigrant Council of Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (22 May 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank all of the contributors for their presentations and the associated documents they submitted. They will be very helpful in our deliberations prior to publication of our report. I thank those who are not coming before us for the hearings but who are taking the opportunity to submit their views on this very important subject.