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Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Is he saying he will not include the six-month figure?

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is, of course.

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: With respect to the Minister of State, I have seen loads of legislation come through here with different dates, times and specifications included. The Water Services Bill included an awful lot of them on the payment of water charges. There were certainly timeframes included in that Bill and it is something that should be included in this one. It is part of the recommendation of the working...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 36:In page 20, line 27, after "understand" to insert ", including, where appropriate, an information leaflet written in a child friendly manner".

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 38:In page 21, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following:"(h) the procedures on how to assert entitlements in law.". The statement provided for the applicant under this provision should include information on how to assert entitlements in law, for example, on how to consult a legal representative. A failure to provide information on how one can access one's...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Minister of State has missed the point. Legal aid is one matter but the procedures on how to assert entitlements is a different one. This is about the information an applicant should be provided with and, accordingly, it should be provided in a statement. There is a significant difference between a statement given to somebody about their rights and a statement on how to assert their...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 41:In page 22, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:“20. (1) An immigration officer or a member of the Garda Síochána shall not detain a person for the sole reason that he or she is an applicant for international protection.”. The section deals with the power to detain and arrest without warrant. The purpose is to reinstate the power...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I still have concerns about this. There are other amendments involved. Amendment No. 44 relates to altered and-or substituted identity documents. This aims to prevent attaching a penalty to a means by which many asylum seekers and refugees access protection in accordance with article 31 of the 1951 Refugee Convention. The insertion of "altered or substituted identity document" expands the...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thought I might have got a further response on the other amendments but if the Minister of State does not want to respond, that is his prerogative. In amendment No. 51, we suggest removing “, and any other necessary modifications” to provide clarity to applicants and ensure legal certainty. Article 38 of the Constitution provides that "No person shall be tried on any...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 42:In page 22, lines 15 and 16, to delete “arrest without warrant an applicant and”.

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 43:In page 22, line 16, to delete “him or her” and substitute “an applicant”.

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 44:In page 22, line 26, to delete “, altered or substituted”.

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 47:In page 22, line 35, to delete “21 days” and substitute “10 days”.

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 50:In page 23, line 29, to delete “arrest without warrant and”.

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 51:In page 23, line 39, to delete “, and any other necessary modifications”.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Aontaím le cuid mhaith den mhéid atá ráite maidir leis na tuilte ar fud na tíre atá ag déanamh an t-uafás damáiste. I support the call for a debate on flooding, which is serious in the west, in particular, and the south. It has come to light that many of the issues arising in local areas are due to a lack of maintenance work being done during...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: That was Bertie Ahern.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Government has had five years to do it-----

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: -----and it has done nothing.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The Government had five years to do it.