Results 5,301-5,311 of 5,311 for speaker:Tom Hayes
- Topical Issue Debate: Common Fisheries Policy (27 Jan 2016)
Tom Hayes: I thank the Deputy for his understanding about the Minister not being available. The imposition of points for the licence holder of a vessel involved in a serious infringement of the Common Fisheries Policy, CFP, is set out in Article 92 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1224/2009 and the detailed rules for its implementation are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No. 404/2011. These...
- Topical Issue Debate: Common Fisheries Policy (27 Jan 2016)
Tom Hayes: I will relate the Deputy's request to the Minister. I understand the Deputy and the Minister had a discussion on this matter earlier today. As the Deputy knows, the Minister is quite open to talking to people. I will certainly relate the points made by the Deputy to the Minister and the officials in the Department. Obviously, we will come back to this issue. The Minister will discuss it...
- Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Jan 2016)
Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 38:In page 6, to delete lines 38 to 48.
- Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Jan 2016)
Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 39:In page 7, to delete lines 1 to 8.
- Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Jan 2016)
Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 40:In page 7, line 9, to delete “Act” and substitute “Part”.
- Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Jan 2016)
Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 41:In page 7, line 10, to delete “Act” and substitute “Part”.
- Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Jan 2016)
Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 42:In page 7, line 20, to delete “Act” and substitute “Part”.
- Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Jan 2016)
Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 43:In page 7, line 22, to delete “Act” and substitute “Part”.
- Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Jan 2016)
Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 44:In page 7, line 32, to delete “Act” and substitute “Part”.
- Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Jan 2016)
Tom Hayes: I apologise on behalf of the Minister, who has had to step out for a few minutes. She will be back as soon as possible. We have to oppose this amendment because its effect would be to provide that a court could not have regard to a spent conviction in proceedings relating to similar offences. It would mean that when a person was being sentenced for an offence such as theft, dangerous...
- Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Jan 2016)
Tom Hayes: In very limited circumstances, the courts accept evidence that relates to previous offences. Obviously, we cannot interfere with what the courts are doing. That is as far as I can go in this regard.