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- Seanad: Automated Data Exchange for Police Co-operation: Motion (26 Apr 2022)
Helen McEntee: I will be brief. I thank the Senators for their support and co-operation in allowing this motion to pass as quickly as it has. The reason we are bringing it before the Houses today is that there is a strict timeframe and it was required to be done within the next few days. The next priority is to get the review up and running. As there is a database involved, there is a technical side to...
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Apr 2022)
Helen McEntee: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am delighted to open the debate and the deliberations of the House on the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022. The proposals I am presenting in the Bill are transformative and I believe they will provide for deep and wide-ranging reform. The reformed appointments system will be seen to clearly emphasise the principles of...
- Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: From the Seanad (27 Apr 2022)
Helen McEntee: Amendments Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 13 are drafting changes. They amend the upper-case first letter of "Superintendent" to lower case to align this section with the Firearms Act 1925 and the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956. Amendment No. 3 substitutes "firearm certificate", which is the term used in section 5 of the Firearms Act 1925, for "firearms certificate". Amendment No. 6 is a change...
- Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: From the Seanad (27 Apr 2022)
Helen McEntee: Yes.
- Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: From the Seanad (27 Apr 2022)
Helen McEntee: Seanad amendments Nos. 9 and 11 correct cross-references to the Betting Act 1931 in the transitional provisions relating to that Act. This is to ensure that an inspector of An Garda Síochána is the person to whom the application is deemed to have been made.
- Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: From the Seanad (27 Apr 2022)
Helen McEntee: Technical amendments Nos. 14, 16, 18, 19, 21 and 23 correct cross-references to the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956 to ensure an inspector of An Garda Síochána is the person to whom the application is deemed to have been made.
- Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: From the Seanad (27 Apr 2022)
Helen McEntee: Amendments Nos. 26 and 27 delete amendments to the European Communities (Acquisition and Possession of Weapons and Ammunition) Regulations, 1993, S.I. No. 362/1993, and associated transitional provisions. These regulations are due to be revoked shortly which is why the amendments are needed.
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Apr 2022)
Helen McEntee: It is four lay members now.
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (26 Apr 2022)
Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will appreciate, it would not be appropriate for me to comment on individual cases. However, I can assure the Deputy that it is the policy to seek to deport from this State individuals whose presence here is not conducive to the common good. The deportation of such individuals is a complex matter requiring, amongst other things, the determination of the nationality and...