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Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: That is not my question. I did not ask about the handbook. Did the Minister check other memoranda?

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: It is very difficult when the questions are not answered.

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: I did not ask the Minister to quote the handbook. I asked if she looked at the previous memorandum for Government on judicial appointments to find the format. Normally, there would be appendices listing all suitable applicants. Why was that not done?

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: Is the Minister saying it is never the case and that she has looked at the previous memoranda and is telling the House that the previous memoranda circulated on the appointment of a Supreme Court judge did not include appendices listing all those who were entitled to be considered? Is that what the Minister is telling the House?

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: Did the Minister look at the previous memoranda?

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: Was the Minister aware of the existence of a previous non-statutory advisory committee set up by the previous Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar, to nominate suitable people for appointment and why did she not have regard to that?

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: It seems to me that the Minister's contention that she alone made that decision is unbelievable. Can the Minister tell us in making that decision who else did she consult?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 25. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the consequences of the conflict in Ethiopia and the region of Tigray in relation to the worsening humanitarian situation in Ethiopia and the region of Tigray and for stability in the Horn of Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37958/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 36. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that EU diplomats present were called anti-Semites following the chasing away of the EU’s Head of Mission to the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Mr. Sven Kühn Von Burgsdorff, from a Jerusalem neighbourhood, Givat Hamatos, the day after Israel issued tenders for 1,257 new homes in the area;...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 37. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when it is expected that the new consulate in Manchester will be in operation; if other consulates in the United Kingdom are being considered; the role and function of the various missions in the UK post Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37960/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Issues (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to ensure adequate inputs from the Houses of the Oireachtas and civil society organisations in Ireland in relation to the proposed EU strategy for Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37957/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 234. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeframe for the full restoration of pensions to those public sector workers still having their pensions abated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39272/20]

Proceeds of Crime (Gross Human Rights Abuses) Bill 2020: First Stage (1 Dec 2020)

Brendan Howlin: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide, in connection with the proceeds of crime, that certain conduct occurring outside the State is criminal conduct notwithstanding that it does not constitute an offence under the law of the state or territory concerned if the conduct constitutes or is connected with a gross human rights abuse, for that purpose to...

Proceeds of Crime (Gross Human Rights Abuses) Bill 2020: First Stage (1 Dec 2020)

Brendan Howlin: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)

Brendan Howlin: I will say a few general words about the Bill and the about structure of the committee. First, I am grateful to be here. It has been a long three years since April 2017 and the Private Members' Bill. Not too many get in sight of the finishing line and I hope we can get it there. As the Chairman rightly said, the Bill builds on the work of the LRC and deals with regulating a public...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)

Brendan Howlin: Will I speak to the amendment to the amendment?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)

Brendan Howlin: It is odd to debate an amendment to the amendment before the amendment is put but if that is in order, I will do it now. As I said, I have no stylistic preference as to whether the Long Title and Short Title are put at the front or the back of the Bill, as long as they explain to any reader what the Bill is about. The amendment I am putting now is important because it has an enormous...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)

Brendan Howlin: I have a final comment. I appreciate both Deputy Carroll MacNeill's helpful suggestion and the Minister's response. I believe that will happen. I will continue to refer to it as Coco's Law in any event. I am sure many Ministers have been here and referred to the legislative tradition or legislative advice given by the Attorney General. We are the Legislature and we ultimately determine...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)

Brendan Howlin: It is a bit awkward that we are debating amendments that will fall as soon as we delete the section. The point made by Deputy Smith in terms of a gender-neutral word could well be incorporated on Report Stage if the Minister would give that commitment.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)

Brendan Howlin: Is this amendment No. 15?