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Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Youth clubs, for example.

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: One cannot provide only for youth clubs.

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I do not understand what the Deputy is trying to say.

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Equally, I cannot see how one resident would only be a token member.

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: It is there now.

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I have.

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Sinn Féin is living in the past.

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I am astonished that an elected representative would imply that any member who would be duly elected by the bodies, residents' associations and other groups in a constituency would only be a token member or would simmer on the backboiler. I would have every confidence in the person who would be elected from the constituency, which is well represented in this House by a number of the Deputies...

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: ——that he or she would be very capable of representing validly the views of the residents in the area. The proportionate representation in this Bill is correct. Deputy Gogarty referred to the flexibility that I will have on the appointment of members and takes for granted that I will favour the education sector, but there is nothing to stop me appointing a local resident either.

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The flexibility to do so exists but, for the purposes of specifying who the members are, the proportion is correct and I have every confidence in the groups that will be involved. I do not believe that the developmental groups, networks and partnerships that constantly tell people how to do their work should be the people who should continue to tell them how to do it. It should be left to the...

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: These groups constantly talk about empowerment, and they are well capable of doing this work. Regarding Deputy Gregory's point about clarity, perhaps the easiest way to bring this about would be to remove those groups. I accept what the Deputy has said about the wording being vague in connection with similar non-commercial groups. The wording was phrased with a view to being inclusive of...

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Whatever about the number of groups that will be able to participate in the process, the crucial point is that the person to be elected will be resident in the neighbourhood and registered on the Register of Electors. Only such a person can stand for election. Many different groups will be registered and they are the only ones entitled to vote. It is not intended to have a plebiscite of all...

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The registered group and the person who can vote will be as is stated in section 3, subsection (5) of the Fourth Schedule, that is, only persons resident in the Grangegorman neighbourhood and listed in the Register of Electors may stand for election or vote in the election.

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: No, not more than two persons may represent the registered group at the election meeting, as referred to in subsection (6).

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Yes, two people from each registered group can vote, providing they are resident in the area and on the Electoral Register for that area.

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: There is no general plebiscite.

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: A group must register with the chairperson of the agency.

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The chairperson sets up a process and the group notifies him or her that it is a registered group. The chairperson might decide to conduct a session with the various groups, so that groups could be challenged on their eligibility. We do not want a situation where there are thousands of groups claiming to be legitimate. Some level of protection against that is afforded by the requirement that...

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Yes, and it would have two votes.

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Each nominee must be nominated by at least two registered groups, as stated in section 3, subsection (4) of the Fourth Schedule.