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Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I move amendment No. 87:In page 29, line 3, after "concerned" to insert the following:", having regard to the objective that the membership of the judiciary should comprise equal numbers of women and men". Senator Bacik stated she wishes to withdraw that amendment but wants liberty to re-enter it on Report Stage. Having moved it, I will withdraw it.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: On a point of order, there are not many Members present and Senator Craughwell's contribution should be listened to by an appropriate number of Senators.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: The idea of a quorum is that people remain.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Is the idea of the quorum not for people to remain for the debate?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I speak about the horrific murder of Clodagh Hawe and her three sons, Liam, Niall and Ryan. Last night's documentary on "Claire Byrne Live" was a great public service.RTÉ should be proud of it. It gave a voice to Clodagh, her sons and the Hawe family that had been missing for a long time since their deaths in August 2016. Mary and Jacqueline, Clodagh's mother and sister, gave a great...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I wish to highlight the issue of Dublin Port and call for a debate on its future post Brexit. The House has had many debates on the unfolding situation, but it would be good to have a specific debate on the future of Dublin Port. The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, needs to outline the plans for the port post Brexit, be it at the end of March or a short time...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: On a point of order, it is called fulsome debate.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I am not giving you a lecture; it is just a point of order.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Mar 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Last December, a stillborn baby girl was found wrapped in a cloth on a beach in Balbriggan. She was found by a passer-by and had been there for less than 24 hours. The local community named the child baby Belle. Despite numerous appeals for baby Belle's mother to come forward to receive the care and attention she needed, she did not come forward. We in north County Dublin took baby Belle...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Mar 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Senator Buttimer's party has been in government for long enough.

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (27 Mar 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Fianna Fáil is supporting the Bill. It is happy to support any measures that will, in principle, help distressed mortgage holders. It is welcome that the purpose of the Bill is to broaden the scope of matters that courts must take into account. We believe that loans should not be sold to vulture funds. Such practices are causing great distress to people across the country. Apart...

Seanad: Period Poverty: Motion (27 Mar 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I second the motion. I welcome the Minister of State. I am delighted that we are having this debate. It follows on from the debate in Dáil Éireann, which was very well received both here and by the general public. I, too, commend the Women's Caucus for formulating this motion and putting it forward. I am delighted that we have cross-party support across both Houses. The motion...

Seanad: Civil Liability (Capping of General Damages Bill) 2019: Second Stage (28 Mar 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: The Senator should not mention it.

Seanad: Civil Liability (Capping of General Damages Bill) 2019: Second Stage (28 Mar 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I have listened to what Senators Lawlor and Conway have said and I agree with their sentiments. I hear all the time from people who are facing significant premiums for their businesses or their own cars. It is outrageous. However, the Bill does not represent the way to go in this regard. It is probably unconstitutional. Perhaps the Minister can tell us whether the Attorney General has...

Seanad: Civil Liability (Capping of General Damages Bill) 2019: Second Stage (28 Mar 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I do not know whether this is what we need to be doing.

Seanad: Civil Liability (Capping of General Damages Bill) 2019: Second Stage (28 Mar 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: We need to do something proper to help people. We should set up a dedicated Garda fraud unit to deliver some results. We need to tackle the anti-competitive practices of the large insurance companies and the outrageous profits they are making. We should stop targeting ordinary people who are injured through no fault of their own.

Seanad: Judicial Council Bill 2017: Committee Stage (2 Apr 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I wish to make a point on the differences in sentencing depending on one's gender. I first visited Mountjoy Prison when I was a trainee solicitor. We were brought up to see the men's and the women's prisons and there is significant difference between the two. The prison officer who was bringing us around pointed out that the women who ended up there tended to have been victims throughout...

Seanad: Judicial Council Bill 2017: Committee Stage (2 Apr 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I move amendment No. 12:In page 14, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following:“(d) may of its own volition submit a proposal, report or recommendation to the Council in relation to the level of general damages for various types of personal injury and shall do so upon request form the Council in relation to the level of general damages for various types of personal...

Seanad: Judicial Council Bill 2017: Committee Stage (2 Apr 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I move amendment No. 71:In page 63, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following:“(l) the judge concerned for each case in which a reprimand was issued by the Judicial Conduct Committee.”.