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- Ministers and Secretaries (Attorney General) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Jul 2025)
Emer Higgins: I think it is here. Is it not here?
- Ministers and Secretaries (Attorney General) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Jul 2025)
Emer Higgins: I am so sorry.
- Ministers and Secretaries (Attorney General) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Jul 2025)
Emer Higgins: Somebody can provide that. In the meantime, do you want to photocopy my one?
- Ministers and Secretaries (Attorney General) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Jul 2025)
Emer Higgins: I thank the speakers who have contributed. We all agree that the State should act in the public interest, broadly construed, in pursuing litigation and should consider the broader public interest before taking certain procedural steps in litigation. This is the reason the Government approved the adoption of State litigation principles two years ago. They serve as guidelines in the conduct...
- Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2024: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2025)
Emer Higgins: I am delighted to have the opportunity to bring this Bill back to the Seanad where it was initiated. This Bill is the latest in a long series of measures enacted to modernise and improve public accessibility of the Statute Book and secondary legislation. It is vital that laws and regulations in Ireland are fit for purpose and regularly reviewed and updated. The amendments in group 1 are...
- Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2024: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2025)
Emer Higgins: The amendments in group 2 relate to the removal of the 1685 order from Schedule 1, instruments to be retained. These amendments follow on from Committee Stage in the Seanad and very constructive engagement with Senator Boyhan, the Genealogical Society of Ireland and the Office of the Chief Herald in the National Library. Amendment No. 2 removes the 1685 order from Schedule 1, instruments to...
- Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2024: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2025)
Emer Higgins: The amendments in group 3 are minor technical amendments. Amendment No. 5 substitutes "Department" with "Minister" in Schedule 1, Part 2 on page 9.Amendment No. 6 substitutes "Department of" with "Minister for" in Schedule 1, Part 2, on page 10. Again, all the amendments in group 3 are minor technical amendments and do not fundamentally change this Bill at all. I hope we can agree to them.
- Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2024: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2025)
Emer Higgins: I thank everybody who has worked on this Bill. An awful lot of work went into this and it has been ongoing for a number of years. I thank all of the officials in the Department who have worked on it, as well as officials in the Law Reform Commission, who have given a lot of their time. Blood, sweat and tears went into this. It has been a huge insight into history as well. It is really...