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Morris Tribunal: Motion. (21 Jun 2005)

Jim O'Keeffe: He is being interrupted by Fianna Fail backbenchers.

Morris Tribunal: Motion. (21 Jun 2005)

Jim O'Keeffe: But promises have been broken.

Morris Tribunal: Motion. (21 Jun 2005)

Jim O'Keeffe: This debate should not be about the ego of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell. The danger is that the overbearing arrogance of the Minister tends to submerge the issues. What are those issues? The Minister tends to question the motivation of Members on this side of the House, particularly of colleagues in the Labour Party, but he fails to accept the genuine...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (21 Jun 2005)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 134: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce the doctor-only medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20922/05]

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (21 Jun 2005)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 509: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals to strengthen the powers of the Criminal Assets Bureau. [21310/05]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (21 Jun 2005)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 510: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether membership of armed gangs should be made a criminal offence; his proposals in this regard, setting out the proposed legislative basis for same. [21311/05]

Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (21 Jun 2005)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 511: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether there is urgent need for reform of tribunal legislation; the costs and legal fees to date over the past ten years; his proposals for reform; and when he will introduce same. [21312/05]

Leaders' Questions. (22 Jun 2005)

Jim O'Keeffe: It is time for the Taoiseach to move over.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Jun 2005)

Jim O'Keeffe: That is a very poor excuse.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Jun 2005)

Jim O'Keeffe: It is a change from being a bully boy in the school yard.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Jun 2005)

Jim O'Keeffe: The Taoiseach knows there are 44 pages of amendments.

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2005)

Jim O'Keeffe: They are running away with their tails between their legs.

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2005)

Jim O'Keeffe: They might as well turn it into a café bar.

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2005)

Jim O'Keeffe: Those bills come every month.

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage. (22 Jun 2005)

Jim O'Keeffe: I wish to outline briefly why the proposal to take Report Stage now is not agreed. I do not accept the proposal to rush the Report Stage debate on the Bill. The Minister expects the Dáil to pass this legislation in the next 36 hours. As I was coming to the Chamber this morning, I was still being given further lists of amendments to be moved on Report Stage. We do not even have a composite...

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage. (22 Jun 2005)

Jim O'Keeffe: We would have been prepared to do so too if we had all the amendments at the time.

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Motion to Recommit. (22 Jun 2005)

Jim O'Keeffe: The issue is simple. The amendments brought forward at this late stage by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform are either of substance or not. The Minister has claimed that they are dramatic and are a response to the reports of the Morris tribunal. On that basis, the amendments are substantial. If that is the case, they deserve to be debated properly. The way to do that is...

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Motion to Recommit. (22 Jun 2005)

Jim O'Keeffe: ——where the Commissioner is of the opinion that the person's membership of the force would undermine public confidence in the force. The second similar amendment involves directing a member of the Garda Síochána to account for any act done or omission made while on duty. The principle is satisfactory but the follow-up process, which might end with the dismissal of that member, needs to...

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Motion to Recommit. (22 Jun 2005)

Jim O'Keeffe: I wish to give one example.

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Motion to Recommit. (22 Jun 2005)

Jim O'Keeffe: A member of the force for 25 years, a married man with five children, who has never been involved in disciplinary proceedings of any kind, raised this issue. He asked what would happen to him, his wife and children if he could be dismissed without any possibility of recourse to due process, if a superior officer used that procedure against him without proper processes. We owe it to the public...