Results 41-60 of 268 for justice must be done even through the have all

Magdalen Laundries: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Feb 2013) See 2 other results from this debate

Anne Ferris: They say the past is a foreign country and that they do things differently there. When it comes to the Magdalen laundries, I wish the church and State had done things differently. Wishing, however, does not make it so. We must live in the present where a meaningful apology is owed by the congregations and the State to so many women who spent part or most of their lives caught in the...

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (7 May 2014)

Labhrás Ó Murchú: I am glad this motion has been tabled and in particular, that it is being debated in a spirit of responsibility and not political confrontation. It is important to appreciate that Members are talking about full rights as a citizen, not second-class citizenship in any sense. The real mark of a properly-functioning republic is it should cherish all sections of society equally and none more so...

Seanad: Mediation Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Ivana Bacik: I am aware that amendments on this issue were rejected in the Dáil, but Women's Aid raises an important matter. We must be cognisant that mediation will not be appropriate in all proceedings. Ruling out domestic violence proceedings specifically, as section 3 does, might not catch all the proceedings in which safety is at risk. I wish to raise some other points that emerged from the...

Gangland Crime: Motion (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)

Michael Noonan: We have had many debates such as this in the House and this debate is timely. I thank Deputy Charles Flanagan for the opportunity to speak. On occasions like this it is useful to go back to first principles. The principle on which our criminal justice system is founded is in the personal rights of the Constitution. Article 40.3.20 states: "The State shall, in particular, by its laws...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Admissibility of Evidence) Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

Jim Walsh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach um thráthnóna chun an Bille tábhachtach seo a phlé. I listened with interest to the debate and, in particular, to the contribution of the Minister, Deputy Dermot Ahern, on the legislation which is before the House. I note that the Kenny judgment has had a fairly profound impact on the administration of the justice system but the...

Legacy Issues in Northern Ireland and New Decade, New Approach: Statements (1 Feb 2022)

Simon Coveney: This has been quite a substantive debate and I thank the Taoiseach and all of the Deputies, from all sides of the House, who contributed to it. Over the years, many of our days in this Chamber have been spent putting on the record the facts and the outstanding questions around terrible events in the history of the conflict and the hardship that followed for so many families. It is important...

Magdalene Laundries: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Sep 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: James Connolly is often quoted as stating that the measure of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable. By that measure, Irish society has failed shockingly in respect of those who were resident in the Magdalene laundries and the Bethany Home. There is little need for me to detail the abuse, neglect, incarceration, systemic oppression, institutionalisation, deprivation in the context...

Magdalene Laundries: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Sep 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: James Connolly is often quoted as stating that the measure of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable. By that measure, Irish society has failed shockingly in respect of those who were resident in the Magdalene laundries and the Bethany Home. There is little need for me to detail the abuse, neglect, incarceration, systemic oppression, institutionalisation, deprivation in the context...

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Feb 2004)

David Norris: I support Senator Brian Hayes in welcoming a human rights debate involving the situation in Colombia. As people refer to those known as the Colombia three who admitted to having been found using false passports in an area controlled by the FARC guerrillas, I am sure we will remember the Colombia 2,000 — the 2,000 people kidnapped, tortured and held for ransom by the FARC guerrillas. I...

The National Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027 and Supporting Community Safety: Statements (6 Oct 2021)

Brendan Howlin: I strongly welcome the opportunity to speak on the youth justice strategy. I pay tribute to the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, and the Minister of State, Deputy James Browne, who addressed the House earlier. I also pay tribute to the early and ground-breaking commitment of Deputy Stanton when he was a Minister of State. As a former teacher, I know that early intervention is...

Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Apr 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: I welcome all the women, their family members and their advocates who are in the Visitors Gallery. I also commend my colleague and friend, Deputy Ó Caoláin, on introducing this Private Members' Bill. I was also about to welcome the fact that the Government is supporting the Bill and then I heard what the Minister of State had to say, which rang an alarm bell with me. Whatever...

Seanad: Civil Liability and Courts Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jun 2004)

Michael McDowell: I am grateful to Senator Terry for tabling an amendment on this matter. I have done a good deal of private soul searching on the issue since the Second Stage debate, which was constructive and fair-minded. As a member of the legal profession I must be careful not to be swayed by arguments which are ad hominem or come from a specific point of view to the exclusion of the public interest....

Violence Against Women: Statements (19 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: I thank all colleagues for their contributions. Much has been said tonight so I will try to be concise in my response. I thank many of my colleagues for sharing their experiences. We are not talking about something that is happening to other people. This is something we all go through and it is important to allow people to share their experience, so I thank colleagues for that. I also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)

Catherine Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for making it clear this evening in his closing statement what these heads of Bill are about. The time is right for this Bill. We have seen it over the past three days. It has been a privilege to be here. I have been proud to be in the Chamber with Members, those on the committee and those who are not. I have been moved and touched by many statements that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2018) See 1 other result from this debate

Ms Judith Thompson: What has been proposed and not carried through in Northern Ireland is not exactly a truth and reconciliation commission, it is something different. We have held to a kind of legal framework. There is an historical investigations unit. It is not a truth process where someone comes in and says “Here is the truth”. It is an investigation and it will be...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: If I may continue, today's report in the Irish Independent states the Minister, "Said nothing about being asthmatic, preventing him from completing the test" which he was asked to do. It also indicates that Deputy Shatter, "Intimated to the garda that it was unconstitutional for them to stop him as he was coming from the Dáil and said: 'Check your law book'." The Irish Independent also...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Ivana Bacik: One issue has dominated the Order of Business today, which was the resignation yesterday of the former Minister, Deputy Alan Shatter. We also had the announcement as we were sitting this morning of the appointment of Deputy Frances Fitzgerald as Minister for Justice and Equality, the appointment of Deputy Charlie Flanagan as Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and the moving of the...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I will speak to the question of climate justice. We discussed the issue on Committee Stage. With respect to my colleagues, who spoke of a situation that is not of our creation, it is of our creation. Anthropogenic climate change is driven by human activity, predominately in developed and wealthier countries, including Ireland. We have a huge responsibility in that regard. When we talk...

Tuam Mother and Baby Home: Statements (25 Oct 2018)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Minister. I welcome the opportunity to speak today on the news of what came out of the Cabinet meeting earlier this week. Fianna Fáil welcomes the recent announcement of the Minister that a full forensic excavation will be conducted at the site of the former Bon Secours mother and baby home in Tuam. We fully support all efforts to bring justice to all survivors of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Donie Cassidy: Senators Fitzgerald, Ross, Alex White, Coghlan, Harris, Norris, O'Donovan, Regan, Walsh, Hannigan, Buttimer, Glynn, Bacik, O'Reilly and Boyle expressed their deepest sympathy to the family of Shane Geoghegan who was so tragically murdered in Limerick at the weekend. I express our strong condemnation of that murder on behalf of all Members of Seanad Éireann and particularly on behalf of the...