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Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (14 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: The amendments do not require individual needs to be specified. Individuals cannot get assessments of their unmet needs. The amendments relate to aggregate needs.

Seanad: Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: Provisionally I welcome the Minister's initiative but I wonder whether the various parties affected by these changes have been consulted, for example, the staff of the Land Registry and the Law Society. Provision is made for one member of staff on the board of the authority, which is low. Given that the staff are the experts when it comes to the running of the Land Registry, is one member of...

Seanad: Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I wish to address the last point made by the Minister. Obviously the new authority is a radical departure, but this is not radical law reform because it does not address all of the issues in this area. We must await suggestions from the new authority and then legislation will be required to deal with all of the issues around registration of title, conveyancing and other matters raised by the...

Seanad: Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 4: In page 5, before section 3, to insert the following new section: "3.—Part 2 of this Act shall cease to apply to the registration of new deeds as and from the date on which the Act of 1964 is applied by the Minister so as to require compulsory registration of title throughout this State.". This amendment is more for discussion purposes, particularly in the context of...

Seanad: Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I accept the point made by the Minister that compulsory registration should perhaps be carried out gradually. I do not agree with him that there would be an enormous amount of additional work for the new authority, Land Registry or the Registry of Deeds because the work is carried out by the people who are registering the title. Solicitors, landowners or those who act on landowners' behalf...

Seanad: Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 40: In page 9, subsection (1), line 15, after "form" to insert "or a form to the like effect". The purpose of the amendment is to allow for minor variations from the prescribed form to be accepted with the permission of the Registrar of Deeds. This is to cater for two situations, the first being in the case of misprint or minor errors which have no effect, the second...

Seanad: Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 41: In page 9, subsection (2), line 39, after "proceedings" to insert "or any matter in respect of which proceedings have been instituted prior to the commencement of this section". The effect of this amendment is to ensure section 17 is constitutional. If the substantive law has been changed, there needs to be a favour for a case where proceedings have already been...

Seanad: Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 49: In page 10, line 38, after "search," to insert "copy,". We propose the amendment because we think it strange that the right to make copies from the Register of Deeds is not specifically spelled out in the Bill. The only provision relating to copying is set out in section 23, which provides that copies may be admissible in evidence. However, there is nothing in the...

Seanad: Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: The purpose of amendment No. 64 is that the chief executive of the Courts Service, or his or her nominee, is already a member of the rule making committee under the Courts Act. We are proposing, in the interest of consistency, that the chief executive would also be a member of the rule making committee under section 44 of this Bill. Amendment No. 67 is possibly no longer appropriate and I...

Seanad: Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 53: In page 12, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following ", and in the case of any such deed, its registration and priority shall be determined in accordance with the law in force at the time it was lodged or presented for registration, or registered, as the case may be". I am confused as to whether matters still apply with regard to the new authority. This is a...

Seanad: Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 54: In page 12, line 8, to delete "this Part" and substitute "section 26". This is a drafting amendment. We felt it would be easier if people read the Bill and were referred directly to the section rather than the part. The Minister of State might reconsider this issue.

Seanad: Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 58: In page 13, line 39, to delete "originating in the Land Registry". I realise that the wording in this amendment may not be correct but the reason behind it is to give the Circuit Court jurisdiction to amend errors in registration other than those that originate in the Land Registry. There may be certain errors in the title document that do not originate in the Land...

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: The Minister mentioned links to the DIT and Senators Ormonde and Henry both outlined their links to the institute. I possibly have the greatest number of links to the DIT because I am a former employee. I worked as a clerical officer in the Bolton Street campus; it was my first permanent job there. I took a career break and having pursued the part-time diploma in legal studies, I went on to...

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: Hopefully they will get votes in their own right if we implement the reform of the Seanad. One thing about the institute of technology sector and the DIT in particular that has always impressed me is the way they have widened access to education and the flexibility they offer students. The DIT has led the way in this regard over the years. Access and flexibility are buzz words in current...

Seanad: Morris Tribunal Reports: Motion. (15 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I move: That following the publication of the first and second Morris tribunal reports that Seanad Éireann calls on the Government as a matter of urgency to initiate steps to provide for: —an independent policing commission to identify the structures needed to ensure accountability and independent scrutiny of the Garda Síochána as well as partnership with the community; —an independent...

Seanad: Morris Tribunal Reports: Motion. (15 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: Northern Ireland is not unique and is becoming the norm. We are the ones lagging behind. Countries all over the world have introduced reforms. I find it hard to understand, but I think the Minister is of the old guard and not prepared to move forward in regard to our policing structure. He is too conservative and wants to keep a hold on the situation. He should remember that he will not be...

Seanad: Morris Tribunal Reports: Motion. (15 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I apologise for having given out about the Minister for not being here. I did not realise there was a bereavement in his family and I sympathise with him, his wife and family. Senator Minihan echoed something that the Minister of State said in that the Government is bringing forward the most radical ever legislative proposals in regard to the Garda Síochána. However, that is not true. The...

Seanad: Airport Development Projects. (15 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I initially tabled this Adjournment matter to the Minister of Defence, but I was informed that it was a more appropriate matter for the Minister for Transport. I would like representatives of the Departments of Defence and Transport, south Dublin and Kildare county councils and the Irish Aviation Authority to meet to discuss issues relating to the current and future use of Weston Aerodrome,...

Seanad: Airport Development Projects. (15 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I appreciate that the Minister of State indicated he might consider a meeting in the future. I might come back to him on that. The Department of Defence believes the local authority should not grant certain planning permissions. Perhaps the Department should discuss the issue with the county councils. I may come back to the Minister of State on the matter.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: Amendment No. 23 in my name was disallowed. It proposed something sought by groups within the DLCG, namely, that there should be disability proofing statements and a disability commissioner. A disability commissioner would do the type of work envisaged by Senator Terry's amendment in that there would be consultation with the different parties and continuous assessment. The disability...