Results 3,281-3,300 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2007)
Brendan Howlin: I favour this formulation.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2007)
Brendan Howlin: Will the Minister outline the list of relevant sections?
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2007)
Brendan Howlin: That carries a five-year sentence.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2007)
Brendan Howlin: What section is that?
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2007)
Brendan Howlin: The Deputy carried on the family trade.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2007)
Brendan Howlin: The authority recognised by him at the time.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2007)
Brendan Howlin: It was the decommissioning of its time.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2007)
Brendan Howlin: I do not know about that. Some have been able to put odd people on ethics committees and committees of public accounts.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2007)
Brendan Howlin: It is a step in the right direction.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2007)
Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 123: In page 38, line 43, after "Minister" to insert the following: "following ratification of the nomination by both Houses of the Oireachtas". This amendment seeks to give democratic legitimacy to the nominees. The Minister said he does not want to have a US Senate style inquiry. That is a fair point, but it would strengthen the position of the nominees if they were...
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2007)
Brendan Howlin: That can be achieved.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2007)
Brendan Howlin: That would be a different model. It would be structured differently.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2007)
Brendan Howlin: It is a toothless one if that is the truth.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2007)
Brendan Howlin: That structure does not yet exist.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2007)
Brendan Howlin: Their seats are slightly more secure, by and large.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2007)
Brendan Howlin: Resourcing Parliament is part of that.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2007)
Brendan Howlin: The Minister did not respond to the amendment. Is he opposed to it?
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2007)
Brendan Howlin: We should ensure that this category of experience and expertise, which is important, is clearly added to the list. We want to give more than a signal to the notion of the value of experience and practice in human rights. I am slightly afraid that we are talking about management consultants almost like cost accountants and it is important to rebalance that with the sentence I have suggested.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2007)
Brendan Howlin: We do not necessarily want them to be cost accountants either.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2007)
Brendan Howlin: I would be happy if the Minister indicated that he would have regard toââ