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Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 63:In page 21, to delete lines 2 to 25 and substitute the following:"23. The Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 25:"25. (1) The Authority may issue to the Garda Commissioner written directives concerning any matter relating to the Garda Síochána. (2) The Garda Commissioner shall, in performing the functions of that...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 64:In page 24, lines 33 and 34, to delete “, made with the approval of the Government”. The reasoning for this is similar to the previous amendment. We believe the Bill should allow for the authority and not the Minister to issue written directives to the Garda Commissioner. We have heard the arguments per se. Clearly, there are two rather differing...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 65:In page 24, lines 37 and 38, to delete “, with the consent of the Minister”.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 66:In page 27, lines 32 and 33, to delete “with the consent of the Minister”. This amendment relates to the membership of the authority. We are suggesting the authority should comprise 21 members, 12 of whom should be ordinary members appointed by the Government subject to section 62D, and nine of whom should be political members appointed in accordance...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 68:In page 33, to delete lines 24 to 27. This amendment also relates to the make-up of the authority. We are proposing a 21-member authority with nine political representatives to be elected based on the d'Hondt method and 12 ordinary members who are representative of civil society and have expertise in the field. We propose that the 12 ordinary members should elect a...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 69:In page 34, to delete lines 8 to 17.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 70:In page 35, line 28, to delete “nominating” and substitute “appointing”.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 71:In page 37, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:“(i) monitor and address human rights and equality compliance by An Garda Síochána at every level of its operation and ensure issues identified by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission are dealt with in an effective manner.”. This amendment refers to the authority's role...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 72:In page 37, to delete lines 19 to 23 and substitute the following:“(4) Any function of the Authority may be performed through or by the Chief Executive or other member of its staff duly authorised in that behalf by the Authority.”.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 73:In page 37, to delete lines 28 to 32 and substitute the following:“(6) The Authority may provide for the performance of one or more of its functions by a committee, under the general direction of the Authority.”.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 74:In page 39, lines 18 and 19, to delete “with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform,”. This amendment is similar to previous amendments tabled and removes the need for the authority to get ministerial consent in the exercise of its functions. We consider that the level of independence that the authority should be...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 85:In page 47, line 25, to delete “and subject to the consent of the Minister”. This amendment is similar to many others we have tabled and aims to give the authority the independence it deserves. In order to do this, we propose deleting the phrase "and subject to the consent of the Minister" for reasons put forward earlier.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 86:In page 47, to delete lines 33 to 37.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Ambulance Service Provision (24 Jun 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Táim ag ardú ceiste ar maidin a bhaineann leis an tseirbhís otharcharr i gConamara thuaidh. I raise the issue of the ambulance service in north Connemara, in particular in the Leenane, Maam, Kylemore, Renvyle and Clifden areas. An ambulance crisis steering group was set up in the area due to the concerns that exist and a number of meetings have been held with elected...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Ambulance Service Provision (24 Jun 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I welcome the allocation of additional paramedics to the west but apart from that there does not seem to be much of a change in the situation and it will not assuage the worries of the people in north Connemara. Would it be possible for the Department to make the information on ambulance response times in this area available to me so that I can pass it on to this group in order that we can...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Jun 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Tá brón orm go raibh mé beagán mall ag teacht anseo. Tá mé sásta go bhfuil an Rialtas tar éis admháil go raibh sé mí-cheart agus go raibh sé ag teacht isteach lena oiread fuadair agus lena oiread deifre air leis an reachtaíocht seo. Tá an reachtaíocht seo thar a...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Jun 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: That is for sure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Design and Layout of Ballot Papers: Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Jun 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank Mr. Falvey for updating the committee. It is good practice that we regularly revisit the petitions and issues raised with this committee and I welcome that some of our recommendations have been taken on board by the Department. It makes us feel that we are doing something right. If somebody is visually impaired or has a physically disability preventing him or her from marking the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Design and Layout of Ballot Papers: Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Jun 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I assume procedures are in place to manage that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Design and Layout of Ballot Papers: Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Jun 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Were there any complaints about the recent referendums? How were the changes received? Did the Department get any feedback on those? Were there any complaints around that?