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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: It is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (26 Jun 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the Commissioner.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Election of Temporary Chairman (27 Jun 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: No, I second the nomination.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I must leave shortly as I must do a piece for radio in a few minutes. With the Acting Chairman's indulgence, and with a view to Report Stage, I want to take this opportunity to identify areas for which I might introduce amendments. Is that okay?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: One potential area is to allow the national Low Pay Commission to examine structural pay inequalities. Another area is a gender breakdown of full-time employees, part-time employees and employees with contracts for flexible working hours. I also suggest that we change the size of companies to which these regulations apply, the time at which they apply, and the number of scales and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Hear, hear.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The rent pressure zone scheme is inadequate for several reasons. That it is not applied to the country as a whole is one of them and this has resulted in serious anomalies in some areas. There is a ward in Cork County Council where, as a result of the redrawing of boundaries, two thirds of it are in a rent pressure zone and one third of it is not. That is causing major confusion. It is...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Sorry, what of the anomalies?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Minister misunderstood the question.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There was a ward that was previously designated and an area was brought in.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Nursing Home Accommodation Provision (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: A lot of what is happening runs contrary to what the Government says it wants to do and what it says is needed, namely, taking the pressure off the acute system and investing in community care, home care and nursing homes. However, we see a cut in respect of new people getting home help. There has also been a cut to the number of transitional care beds and there are issues regarding...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Nursing Home Accommodation Provision (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Minister of State will, I have no doubt, be aware of how severe the situation is in our hospitals, even in the middle of summer. Dr. Conor Deasy of Cork University Hospital, CUH, is reported in The Echo this week as saying that some 300 deaths per year can be partially attributed to overcrowding in our hospitals. There were 834 people on trolleys in CUH in June. It is absolutely...

Courts (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I have not much to add beyond what has already been said. This is useful, simple and important legislation. There is clearly a very significant backlog in the Court of Appeal. We support extending the number of judges to try to deal with the backlog. We will constantly be supporting the legislation and will allow it to proceed.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report Stage (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I move amendment No. 2:In page 3, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following:"Amendment of section 108 of Land And Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 2. Section 108 of the Land And Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):"(1A) (a) In the case of a housing loan mortgage, notwithstanding the terms of the mortgage...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report Stage (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: On one hand, the Minister of State has said that it is not clear that this is going to affect many people but on the other hand, he states that it will be a drain on the resources of the courts. Which is it? If it is going to place further demands on the Courts Service and if that means the difference between a case being heard, a case involving people in danger of losing their home or a...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report Stage (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I move amendment No. 3:In page 3, to delete lines 19 to 21 and substitute the following:“ “2A.(1) This section applies to any proceedings brought by a mortgagee, irrespective of when the mortgage was created, seeking an order for possession of land to which the mortgage relates and which land is land to which section 2 applies—”. This amendment, which was...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report Stage (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I cannot think of a single instance of how the amendment might create confusion or any two sets of circumstances where one provision could be argued to be in conflict with the other. The Minister of State seems to be suggesting the effect of the wording corresponds to "any and all" and we are saying it applies to all mortgage cases regardless of when they were created. That seems to be the...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report Stage (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: A few issues have been raised. Deputy O'Callaghan noted how a judge might react if this legislation were to come before him or her. However, we should think first of the lawyer who might take a case on behalf of a bank or vulture fund, and how he or she would potentially argue it. A judge has to take a number of things into consideration when evaluating legislation. First and foremost is...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report Stage (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I move amendment No. 4:In page 3, line 19, after "to" to insert "any".

Mental Health Services Reports: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I recently had a meeting with some of the leadership team of HSE south-southwest. I asked people on my social media network what issues I should raise. There were others but one of the most common was mental health. It is an issue of significant concern to a wide range of the population. There are significant issues in adult services, with waiting times and the frequency with which people...