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Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

John Paul Phelan: The next stage is to hold a referendum.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

John Paul Phelan: To deal with what other Senators said in their contributions, I have spoken about what the Acting Chairman said. There are similar pieces of legislation in the Dáil on extending voting rights. I disagree with Senator Gavin in the sense that while his point about this being a simple piece of legislation is absolutely right, it is very fundamental because we are speaking about changing...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

John Paul Phelan: Change that phrase "get them young". It just-----

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

John Paul Phelan: Would that there were.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I reiterate that we will oppose this section. I do not want to repeat the reason I gave initially but I will re-emphasise one of them. The whole basis for this discussion, and for the numerous Private Members' Bills in both Houses, is the decision of the Convention on the Constitution with regard to reducing the voting age. The vote of the convention was 52 members in favour, 47 against...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Mar 2018)

John Paul Phelan: The proposal, as approved by the Government on 26 September last, is that a referendum on reducing the voting age and a referendum on reducing the time in which a person can get a divorce would be held together. I hope I am not coming across as patronising. What Senator Mac Lochlainn said earlier about older people pretending to be younger and knowing what younger people want, struck a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Register of Electors (27 Mar 2018)

John Paul Phelan: My Department plans to advertise the opportunity for eligible voters to apply for inclusion in the supplement to the register of electors following the making of a Polling Day Order. This advertising will be carried out through the main national newspapers, the Department's website, the website of the Returning Officer and at www.checktheregister.ie. The advertising will...

Affordable Housing: Statements (Resumed) (29 Mar 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I thank the Members who spoke during this debate. As the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Murphy, said at the outset of his remarks, which were primarily directed at affordability, the latest homelessness report repeats what we saw in January and would seem to indicate a very worrying trend since the beginning of the year in relation to the number of families...

Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (29 Mar 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I will start as soon as I get my statement.

Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (29 Mar 2018)

John Paul Phelan: We will soon see. I appreciate the opportunity to attend the Seanad today to provide Members with an update on the position concerning supports for elected members of local authorities and the associated terms and conditions. We were due to have this discussion when Storm Emma came but the snow got in the way, as it did with many things that week. This issue is one to which I have devoted...

Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (29 Mar 2018)

John Paul Phelan: Is it not that?

Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (29 Mar 2018)

John Paul Phelan: Attack me.

Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (29 Mar 2018)

John Paul Phelan: Three years ago.

Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (29 Mar 2018)

John Paul Phelan: We do not have the ball at our feet in Kilkenny, we have the ball in our hand.

Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (29 Mar 2018)

John Paul Phelan: The Senator is referring to two different things.

Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (29 Mar 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I referred to the other review in my speech, although it does not feature in the speaking note that was circulated.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Postal Voting (17 Apr 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1497, 1525, 1537, 1552 and 1569 together. Postal voting is provided for in electoral law in respect of a number of categories of electors - whole-time members of the Defence Forces, members of An Garda Síochána, Irish diplomats serving abroad and their spouses/civil partners, electors living at home who are unable to vote because of a physical...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service (17 Apr 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1503 and 1504 together. Government policy on local government reform was set out in the Putting People First, Action Programme for Effective Local Government (the ‘Action Programme’). Many of the reforms set out in the Action Programme were introduced with effect from 1 June 2014. These included the merging of the city and county councils...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Government Reform (17 Apr 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1540 and 1541 together. The final report of the Galway Expert Advisory Group on Local Government Arrangements in Galway is expected to be submitted before the end of April, at which point arrangements for the review of local electoral areas will be put in place without delay. Pending receipt and consideration of this report, it is not possible to indicate...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Register of Electors Administration (17 Apr 2018)

John Paul Phelan: Eligible voters, including those who will have reached the age of 18 years by polling day, who are not on the register of electors but who wish to vote at the forthcoming referendum should apply for inclusion in the supplement to the register of electors. Applications should be made to the local City, County or City and County Council, as appropriate, from whom the application form is...