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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 May 2022)

Martin Kenny: I will withdraw the amendment with the possibility of reintroducing it on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 May 2022)

Martin Kenny: I move amendment No. 22: In page 34, to delete lines 35 to 38 and substitute the following: "(5) The Commission shall, at the same time as making a recommendation, or informing the Minister or the Minister for Foreign Affairs that it cannot make a recommendation under this section, forward the name of each person who made an application in respect of the vacancy concerned, with the names...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 May 2022)

Martin Kenny: I move amendment No. 23: In page 35, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: "(d) the rationale for the ranking of names submitted to the Minister or the Minister for Foreign Affairs.". I withdraw the amendment on the basis that I may reintroduce it on Report Stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. The essence of all this is how fast the issues and whole range of problems are changing and how online gambling has become the big problem we want to try to tackle. Is it going to be possible, even in the context of all this, to address that problem directly the way we need to address it? The fact is that it is global, international and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Martin Kenny: Does that mean we would require some kind of international co-operation across the EU and maybe further afield to be able to make that happen in a way that would be effective?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Martin Kenny: Our experience of Internet providers doing the right thing has not been very good in many places. I wonder how it would work in this situation or scenario. Apart from that, that is really what needs to happen. Mr. Grant is saying the Internet providers need to play a role in that. In addition to the difficulty we have online, we also have a similar problem with people who get into huge...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Martin Kenny: Will the regulator be able to have control over that? Will it need to be able to ensure that level of oversight and intervention is happening? Will it have access to that information?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Martin Kenny: Does Dr. Reynolds think the proposals at the moment go far enough to do that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Martin Kenny: I did not quite get finished the last time and I have a number of questions to ask.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Martin Kenny: We had representatives of the gambling industry in here two weeks ago. They pointed out that a very small number of people who gamble go on to become problem gamblers and pointed out that it is a very tiny minority. I made the point that I very infrequently gamble. I buy the odd lottery ticket and I do not think that I have ever bet on a horse. There are hundreds of thousands of people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Operation of the Coroner Service: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Martin Kenny: I thank all of the witnesses for their participation. I have read the opening statements and other associated material and I was struck by how all of the witnesses have requested that proper resourcing be put in place. I imagine from my own experience - I am in the north west, in the Sligo-Leitrim area - that it is very much an ad hocsystem run by the county councils. I believe that is one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Operation of the Coroner Service: Discussion (31 May 2022)

Martin Kenny: It has been a most interesting conversation. I have a couple of points to make. The issue of inquests and the verdict, which often is not one the family expects or is satisfied with, was mentioned. One of the questions put to those coming in here was whether there was an alternative or better way to appeal such verdicts. What mechanism should be put in place to allow for appeals where...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: We are supporting this amendment. When this situation arose a few weeks ago, many Deputies throughout the country would have been contacted by people in the legal profession and by members of An Garda Síochána who were very concerned about the outcome of the amendment and the potential risks it involved. As the Minister of State stated in his remarks, a considerable body of work...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Industry (14 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: The other Deputies are not available so I will be raising this Topical Issue matter on my own. I raised this issue, and asked my colleagues to do so as well, because many farmers all over the country are concerned about the rise in the price of agricultural diesel. Last night, I attended an Irish Farmers Association, IFA, meeting in Ballymote mart. There were many farmers there who are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Industry (14 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: I accept the reply that the Minister of State has given on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan. Changes were made. We can read out at length the data and the tables regarding the various taxes and tax rates, etc., but the reality for the farmer is that when they go to fill a 5-gallon drum with diesel, it is costing them twice the price. That is the reality. There needs to be a check...

Annual Transition Statement: Statements (15 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: I am sharing time with Deputy Martin Browne. Last Monday night, I attended a meeting organised by the Irish Farmers' Association, IFA, in the mart in Ballymote, County Sligo. Climate action was one of the issues discussed. Of course, farmers are very exercised by the increase in the cost of inputs, including diesel, and all of the issues that make up the bigger problem we are facing....

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, line 17, after “member” where it secondly occurs to insert “not below the rank of Sergeant”. The amendment ensures that the person who would be a court presenter would not be below the rank of sergeant. This is the standard case throughout the country anyway and has been for many years. In fact, in most courts, an inspector...

Special Educational Needs: Statements (16 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: I welcome much of what was in the Minister of State's statement. As my colleague Deputy Ó Laoghaire has said, we recognise that efforts have been made to resolve many of the issues that have been there for so long for many families who have children with various levels of disability. The issue raised with us most often relates to special needs assistants in schools. In recent weeks, a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Television Licence Fee (14 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: 1333. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions that were made in 2020 and 2021 for failure to pay a television licence. [30106/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (21 Jun 2022)

Martin Kenny: Deputy Harkin and I, and in fairness all of the other Deputies in our constituency, have been talking about cath lab services for Sligo since I was elected to the House in 2016. It was a one to two day a week service in a mobile unit. It was totally inadequate and not doing the job. I remember speaking to the cardiologist in the hospital, Dr. Murray, and he told me that when he retires, it...