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Order of Business (8 Jul 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I also oppose the guillotine on No. 4, first on the basis that I do not believe that guillotines are required but the main reason is that this issue, namely, the Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill, is an affront to the people's vote last year and it should not even have reached this stage. I call for the Government to withdraw it.

Order of Business (8 Jul 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is not agreed. This is connected to No. 4 on the Order of Business. I do not believe it should be put at this stage. What is more bizarre, it has a guillotine on it. The Order of Business states that No. a11 shall be moved immediately upon the conclusion of No.4 and shall be decided without debate. It does not even start so how can it conclude? This is a bizarre wording.

Order of Business (8 Jul 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Taoiseach does not have a clue; he has not read it, like the treaty. Question, "That the proposal for dealing with No. a11, without debate, be agreed to," put and declared carried.

Defamation Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (8 Jul 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 1: In page 6, line 21, after "section 44" to insert the following: "and the composition, power and functions detailed in Schedule 2". Apart from the major amendment made by the Minister on Committee Stage, I welcome the Bill. This amendment will ensure that the press council is placed on a better footing than currently provided for. The Bill merely provides for the...

Defamation Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (8 Jul 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister may say the amendment is superfluous. However, it is required to allow for the other amendments grouped with it. They propose that the minimum requirements outlined in Schedule 2 be changed to reflect the composition of the press council which I outlined. We should aim for a statutory rather than a voluntary press council. However, I will not press the issue. I have made the...

Defamation Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (8 Jul 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Given the time, I will withdraw the amendment to allow the discussion of other amendments.

Defamation Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (8 Jul 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 6: In page 11, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: "15.—Proceedings taken pursuant to this Act shall not have the effect of excluding persons from elected public office by virtue only of their being made bankrupt.". The amendment is self-explanatory and is to ensure that Members of the Oireachtas made bankrupt by virtue of court action in the event of being...

Defamation Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (8 Jul 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I take the Minister at his word and withdraw the amendment. It definitely needs to be considered given that the public elect us to office. Ours is not a job that is given to us automatically. If we lose our job, we are disenfranchising those people who elect us. It is not like losing another type of job, in which case one can seek another. I refer to the process whereby a Member could be...

Defamation Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (8 Jul 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 8: In page 11, to delete lines 32 to 37. This amendment is to delete subsection 16(2). The section allows for a flawed defence of truth. It implies that "if the words not proved to be true do not materially injure the plaintiff's reputation", the publisher gets away with it because it may be difficult to prove that material damage has been done to the person's...

Defamation Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (8 Jul 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 9: In page 18, line 33, to delete "similar" and substitute "greater". This is intended to ensure that where an apology is being offered or is to be published, rather than publish it in a way that ensures it is given "the same or similar" prominence it should be "greater" prominence because the apology needs to be upfront given that time will have passed since the...

Defamation Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (8 Jul 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Deputy voted to guillotine the Bill so we will not have time to discuss section 39.

Defamation Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (8 Jul 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I do not intend to belabour the point in respect of amendment No. 9. However, use of the word "greater" would encourage certain media outlets to publish more prominent apologies. I accept that the way the section is currently worded does not prevent them from publishing such apologies but including the word "greater" might encourage them to do so. This would ensure that particular cases do...

Defamation Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (8 Jul 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The only mechanism available to facilitate further debate is for Members to adjourn now, thereby allowing the Minister to return whenever the House is scheduled to resume and announce whether additional time has been allocated.

Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Gabhaim buíochas as an am a bheith againn chun labhairt ar an cheist ríthábhachtach seo. Is trua nach bhfuil deis níos faide agam chun na pointí atá agam a leagan amach agus is trua ach go háirithe toisc sinn an t-aon pháirtí sa Teach seo atá ag cur i gcoinne an mholta atá os ár gcomhair inniu, go rithfear an reachtaíocht seo a thabharfaidh cead reifreann eile ar chonradh...

Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Deputy got no thanks for that.

Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We represent 54% of the people on this issue.

Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister should have negotiated harder.

Services for People with Disabilities. (8 Jul 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I raise this issue because I attended a meeting today of the Walkinstown Association for Handicapped whose members confirmed to me the level of cuts involved. Three kitchen staff have been let go, a modern kitchen closed and a woman who was involved in holistic therapy lost her job yesterday. In addition, those who were in the rehabilitative training programmes, who had been promised that...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (8 Jul 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a property tax on first homes; and the possible level of property tax. [27277/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (8 Jul 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance when the report from the Commission on Taxation will be put before the Houses of the Oireachtas. [27278/09]