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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Citizenship Rights and DeSouza Judgment: Discussion (4 Dec 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Ms Boyd. I call Deputy Connolly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Citizenship Rights and DeSouza Judgment: Discussion (4 Dec 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Would Professor Harvey like to add to that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Citizenship Rights and DeSouza Judgment: Discussion (4 Dec 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Professor Harvey for that footnote, and I thank Deputy Connolly. I call Senator Niall Ó Donnghaille.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Citizenship Rights and DeSouza Judgment: Discussion (4 Dec 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Senator has not asked a particular question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Citizenship Rights and DeSouza Judgment: Discussion (4 Dec 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is there a page there you have not used yet, Professor Harvey?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Citizenship Rights and DeSouza Judgment: Discussion (4 Dec 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Ms Boyd, would you like to add anything?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Citizenship Rights and DeSouza Judgment: Discussion (4 Dec 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Thank you Ms Boyd. Thank you, Senator Ó Donnghaile. Our final contributor here today, whom I am very happy to welcome, is Deputy Gerry Adams. It is his first appearance before the current Joint Committee on Justice and Equality. He is very welcome.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Citizenship Rights and DeSouza Judgment: Discussion (4 Dec 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Would the witnesses like to give their views on the points Deputy Adams has raised? Would Ms DeSouza like to reply?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Citizenship Rights and DeSouza Judgment: Discussion (4 Dec 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Would Professor Harvey like to address any of those points?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Citizenship Rights and DeSouza Judgment: Discussion (4 Dec 2019)
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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Citizenship Rights and DeSouza Judgment: Discussion (4 Dec 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Ms Boyd and Deputy Adams. Does Senator Devine wish to speak? She is very welcome to the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality. We are at the end of our engagement with Emma, Professor Harvey, and Ms Boyd. There were a couple of proposals that we should certainly take up. One was correspondence with the British Secretary of State in the North regarding an update on the review....
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Blasphemy (Abolition of Offences and Related Matters) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The committee will now consider Committee Stage of the Blasphemy (Abolition of Offences and Related Matters) Bill 2019. We are again joined by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, and his officials. They are all very welcome. Before inviting the Minister to make his opening remarks, on behalf of myself and the committee I thank Deputy O'Callaghan for chairing the...
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Blasphemy (Abolition of Offences and Related Matters) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: No amendments to this legislation have been tabled, so we will take each section in turn. If members want to speak to any section, they are welcome to do so. However, I am not anticipating any contributions as the people have spoken.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Message to Dáil (4 Dec 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 Blasphemy (Abolition of Offences and Related Matters) Bill 2019, and has made no amendments thereto. I again thank the Minister and his officials for attending the committee. I also thank the members of the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Conditions (5 Dec 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 184. To ask the Minister for Health if attention has been drawn to concerns of persons in the Duleek area of County Meath regarding the potential impact on health of a number of heavy industries in the locality; if his attention has been further drawn to evidence to support this concern; the investigations conducted by his Department or the HSE in relation to the clustering of health...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Protection Agency Remit (5 Dec 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 309. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the range of legislative and statutory provisions to control and monitor industrial emissions and pollution and to protect persons from harm; the extent to which these provisions extend to night-time activity; the role of the Environmental Protection Agency in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Dec 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I support tonight's Bill and commend those who moved it. Drug abuse and addiction have greatly increased recently, due in no small part to the use of children to transport, store, and sell drugs. It may come as a shock to people that we must consider, let alone explicitly legislate for, the fact that children of a very young age are directly involved in the supply and sale of drugs. We...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Business of Joint Committee (11 Dec 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Senator Lynn Ruane, who has accommodated us in the commencement of our business. I remind members to switch off their mobile phones as they interfere with the recording equipment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Dec 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The purpose of this morning's engagement is to resume our consideration of the issues of access to justice and legal costs. We are joined by Ms Rose Wall, chief executive officer, and Ms Jane O'Sullivan, managing solicitor, Community Law and Mediation, CLM; Ms Rebecca Keatinge, managing solicitor, and Mr. Paul Dornan, solicitor, Mercy Law Resource Centre; and Professor Gerard Whyte, Trinity...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Dec 2019)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Ms Wall very much. I call Ms Rebecca Keatinge from the Mercy Law Resource Centre, MLRC.