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- Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: From the Seanad (11 Jul 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: On a point of order, if the Ceann Comhairle was in the Chair he would not tolerate a member of the Opposition using the concluding debate on a Bill to settle old scores. It would not be allowed. I ask the Leas-Cheann Comhairle to rule on that. The Minister is present. It is the Minister's job to conclude the debate on a Bill, not the former Minister.
- Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: From the Seanad (11 Jul 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Have a bit of humility for once in your life.
- Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: From the Seanad (11 Jul 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I indicated that I wanted to speak.
- Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: From the Seanad (11 Jul 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: As I have said through the different Stages on this Bill, we had an Irish Human Rights Commission that did important work. The Equality Authority is doing important work also. A number of years ago the chairman of the Equality Authority had to resign because its budget was cut by 35% and he felt he was not in a position to fulfil his responsibilities on behalf of the citizens to hold...
- Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: From the Seanad (11 Jul 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is fair enough.
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: My fear is the same. Perhaps we will let the Minister respond to Deputy Collins and I will come in then.
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I want to be fair to the Minister and allow her to consult her briefing note before I come in with my point.
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The issue is that the Law Society and the Bar Council wish to continue to have their codes of practice along with that of the new authority. This is linked to their indemnity insurance. As bodies corporate they need to be able to stand over their codes of practice. The concern is that there is a change of language in the first amendment from code of conduct to code of practice yet the new...
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Law Society circulated its observations on the Minister's amendments. The Minister probably got a copy of the document as well. Clarification is required on the matter. I appreciate we are debating amendment No. 1 but it is linked to the removal of section 20 and its replacement. What the Minister is proposing is far broader in terms of a code of practice and oversight. We are not...
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is a pity the same approach was not taken five minutes ago.
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am glad to see the Ceann Comhairle back in the Chair.
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is the-----
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: If the Ceann Comhairle is going by the minutes-----
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: -----I would not be in the ha'penny place compared to my esteemed former ministerial colleague.
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is fair enough.
- Court of Appeal Bill 2014: Second Stage (11 Jul 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: A referendum was required to make the necessary constitutional provision for the establishment of the Court of Appeal. The referendum took place on 4 October 2013 and it was carried by 65% of the people. The new court will hear appeals from the High Court and the Supreme Court, cases on appeal from the Court of Appeal and, in exceptional circumstances, from the High Court. This reform will...
- Court of Appeal Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I commend Deputy Creighton on her amendment. The issue here is one of perception. While I do not wish to use terms such as "the majority" or "the overwhelming majority", on the whole the Judiciary has served the State well. A lack of consistency in decision making, particularly in the District Courts, is an issue that arises regularly, although such issues could be addressed through the...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (15 Jul 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 153. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way the Traveller community in Britain directly benefits from ESP grant funding, specifically in relation to social mobility; the number of educational training programmes being offered by ESP-funded organisations to assist the Traveller community; and the way Travellers are included in the ownership, governance and design of ESP...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (15 Jul 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 154. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way his Department is ensuring Travellers are fully included in the design and delivery of all ESP-funded heritage projects. [31443/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (15 Jul 2014)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 590. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to reports that surveillance equipment was illegally installed in an office used by maintenance staff at Letterkenny General Hospital, that this procedure is in breach of EU conventions and all international protocols on workers' rights, that it is a criminal act to spy on workers in this manner, that it is in...