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Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2007)

Martin Mansergh: International rankings are often used inside and outside this House to suggest that we are near the bottom of the heap on social policy. It is satisfying, therefore, that a United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, UNICEF, report on child welfare ranks Ireland ninth out of 21 countries surveyed. This is especially satisfying as it is all over today's British newspapers that...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2007)

Martin Mansergh: I travel to this House on Dublin Bus and the DART and I appreciate public transport and do not wish to see it dismantled in the name of competition. Finally, to move from public service transport to public service broadcasting, I warmly commend RTE on its fine programme on Charles Haughey and the arts yesterday.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2007)

Martin Mansergh: I said there is more to be done.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2007)

Martin Mansergh: That was our overall position.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2007)

Martin Mansergh: The Senator is right.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2007)

Martin Mansergh: Dublin Bus——

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2007)

Martin Mansergh: I happened to be in Dublin yesterday and am today.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2007)

Martin Mansergh: I attend the Seanad on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and I hope Senator Coonan does also.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Martin Mansergh: I do not think this is the first such Bill the House has dealt with.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Martin Mansergh: We have considered a couple at least.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Martin Mansergh: On a point of information, at what stage in the debate will we discuss the particular statutes?

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Martin Mansergh: My understanding of the history is that the Free State Constitution was enacted both in Westminster and Dáil Éireann. The point is that technically we only became independent in the full sovereign sense on 6 December 1922, although there are qualifications about this also, whereas the British Act would have been passed before that date, and, therefore would have had force in this...

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Martin Mansergh: With respect to Senator Brian Hayes, we are only repealing it as it has force in this jurisdiction. For all I know, it may still be on the British Statute Book. It is not within our power to repeal that.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Martin Mansergh: This is the sort of discussion he loves.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Martin Mansergh: Where does the Bill refer to unpublished Acts?

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Martin Mansergh: By way of clarification, at a certain stage in parliamentary history, divorce proceedings happened by way of a private Bill in Parliament. I think it more than likely, except where notorious persons were concerned, whose identity might be published in the tabloids of the day——

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Martin Mansergh: ——that these would not have been published. It raises the interesting question of whether, if one repeals, say, a private divorce Bill from 1830 to 1834, one would have any effect on the subsequent succession.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Martin Mansergh: Divorce was ended by Cumann na nGaedheal in the 1920s, long before 1937.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Martin Mansergh: I support the approach taken by——

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Martin Mansergh: These are my arms.