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Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 58:In page 92, to delete lines 30 to 32 and substitute the following:“(a) in subsection (1)—(i) in the definition of “lump sum order”, by the substitution of “paragraph (c) or (ca) of section 117(1)” for “section 117(1)(c)”, (ii) in the definition of “periodical payments order”, by the substitution of...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 59:In page 93, line 24, to delete “who is a child” and substitute “who is under the age of 18 years”.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 60:In page 93, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 113 of Act of 2010 145.Section 113 of the Act of 2010 is amended—(a) by designating the section as subsection (1), and (b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):“(2) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that the grant of a...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 61:In page 95, line 23, to delete “is” and substitute “was”.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 62:In page 95, line 24, to delete “is” and substitute “was”.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 63:In page 95, to delete lines 26 and 27 and substitute the following: “(d) in subsection (7), by the substitution of “paragraph (a) or (aa) of subsection (1)” for “subsection (1)(a)” wherever it occurs.”.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 64:In page 97, line 28, to delete “a” and substitute “the”.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 65:In page 99, line 11, to delete “is” and substitute “was”.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 66:In page 99, line 15, to delete “is” and substitute “was”.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I intend to bring forward an amendment on Report Stage in order to make a technical correction to the amendment of section 123(9) of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010. The amendment in question will relate to the obligation of trustees of a pension scheme to notify a beneficiary.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I intend to bring forward an amendment on Report Stage in order to correct cross-references relating to the amendment of section 133 of the 2010 Act.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 67:In page 102, line 15, to delete “makes an order for the grant of a decree of dissolution” and substitute “grants a decree of dissolution (within the meaning of Part 12)”.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 68:In page 104, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following:“ “ ‘Act of 2010’ means the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010;”. This set of amendments effects a drafting revision required in order to ensure that the definitions applying for the purposes of the Adoptive Leave Act 1995 apply in...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 69:In page 104, line 32, to delete “ “ ‘Act of 2015’” and substitute “ ‘Act of 2015’ ”.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 70:In page 104, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following:“ ‘civil partner’ shall be construed in accordance with section 3 of the Act of 2010; ‘cohabitant’ shall be construed in accordance with section 172(1) of the Act of 2010; ‘cohabiting couple’ has the same meaning as it has in section 3(1) (amended by section...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 71:In page 106, lines 12 to 22, to delete all words from and including “adopter.” in line 12 down to and including “2010.”.” in line 22 and substitute “adopter.”.”.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I thank the Chairman, members of the committee and the committee staff for facilitating the Committee Stage debate of this Bill. It is intended to take Report Stage next Thursday in the Dáil.

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhionannas Pósta) 2015: Ordú don Dara Céim - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015: Order for Second Stage (10 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: Tairgim: "Go dtógfar an Dara Céim anois." I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhionannas Pósta) 2015: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015: Second Stage (10 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: Tairgim: "Go léifear an Bille an Dara hUair anois." I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Today I am introducing the Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015. The Bill sets out the wording of the thirty-fourth amendment that will be put to the people in a referendum on 22 May 2015. The referendum will be on the question of marriage...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation Provision (10 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government is committed to ending the practice of sending children to St. Patrick’s Institution. Significant progress has been made by my own Department and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs in fulfilling that commitment. Responsibility for 16 year old boys was transferred from the Irish Prison Service to the children detention facilities...