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Constitutional Amendments. (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Deputy Shatter stated that Fine Gael, in his guise, tabled detailed proposals, but, with due respect, a two-page letter is hardly a detailed proposal.

Constitutional Amendments. (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The committee has spent endless hours on this matter.

Constitutional Amendments. (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I assure Deputy Shatter that it would be wrong of him to be confrontational regarding this issue. There should be no confrontation.

Constitutional Amendments. (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: We are trying to redress a situation that arose as a result of a Supreme Court decision in respect of a 1935 Act. Every Member is doing his or her level best to try to deal with this issue in a reasonable and rational way. To maintain that it can be decided on the back of a stamp would be wrong.

Constitutional Amendments. (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Deputy Rabbitte would give out to us were we to jack-boot stuffin.

Casino Regulation. (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 58 and 121 together. I refer the Deputy to my answer to Question No. 53, given earlier today. As I indicated, progress in this area can best be achieved through cross-party consensus. I acknowledged that there are widely diverging views on the subject, not only between different parties but within the parties. My aim is to ensure that gaming activities are...

Casino Regulation. (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I intend to publish the casino regulation committee's report in the coming days. The committee considered a broad range of issues other than simply casinos. It strongly recommends that gaming and betting should be treated as two completely separate types of gambling activities — for example, it makes recommendations in regard to where each can take place. These are complex issues. This...

Casino Regulation. (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have given my views on this issue. The casino regulation committee has recommended that it be examined. The report was reasonably restricted in terms of the type of consultation that took place. It looked at international practice as well as some of the research that was done previously in the State. We now have an opportunity to allow people to give their views. From what I have read...

Casino Regulation. (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: When this report became available, it was the Government's view that a cross-party committee should be established. The Deputy's party was asked for its views and, in fact, it was suggested that a Fine Gael Member should be the committee chairman. The reason for the delay was that we could not get all party agreement.

Casino Regulation. (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: Deputy Rabbitte made the reasonable point that it may be better to publish the report now and they can then make a judgment on their obvious reluctance to participate in the committee without seeing the report. I accept that point.

Casino Regulation. (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: This report needs detailed consideration by the Oireachtas, which by and large over the years has not addressed the issue properly.

Casino Regulation. (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The last piece of major legislation was in 1956, the year after I was born.

Casino Regulation. (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: We now have an opportunity to consider this issue broadly, given the fact that the report targets modern accessibility of the Internet by these new fob keys, as they are called.

Casino Regulation. (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: As I said, I will be publishing the report within the next few days. I can publish it tomorrow. I do not see any problem in that respect. As regards the informal committee, it is a cross-party committee. The discussions about it predated me becoming Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. I understand that my predecessor had discussions with Deputy Seán Barrett and other Members...

Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I appreciate that Deputy Rabbitte has a point with regard to the collective citation for the courts Acts, my Department is involved in a joint project with the Law Reform Commission to codify the courts Acts. The issue referred to here will be taken into account in this examination. This is an Intoxicating Liquor Bill rather than a courts Bill. I cannot accept the amendment. The reason...

Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I have nothing further to state on this other than this is not the Bill to deal with the collective citation of these Acts. It will be dealt with when the joint project reaches its finality. Section 7(a) refers to the District Court having and exercising all the powers and jurisdictions which it has. It refers to section 77 of the Courts of Justice Act 1924. This is why it must be...

Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The strong advice from the parliamentary draftsman is that this must be included to confirm the jurisdiction of the court as per section 7(a).

Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I move amendment No. 2: In page 4, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: ""Act of 2006" means the Criminal Justice Act 2006;". When introducing the Bill, I announced my intention to table Committee Stage amendments to clarify aspects of the fixed charge penalty arrangements set out in the Criminal Justice Act 2006. This is the purpose of this group of amendments. Amendment No. 2...

Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy referred to the moving on provisions, which are not related to these amendments. They concern two offences covered by the 1994 Act, namely, being disorderly in a public place and being drunk in a public place and the issue of fixed charge penalties. Such penalties are notified to the person who commits the offence and, subsequently, he or she receives a notice. Ultimately, he or...

Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: The principle is similar to that applied for basic driving offences where a fixed penalty charge is applied. A notice is served on a person and he or she has 28 days to make the payment. If it is not made, an additional charge is levied which must be paid within a further period of 28 days and the offender, therefore, must pay an increased penalty. If he or she does not pay, a prosecution...