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Seanad: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second and Subsequent Stages. (23 Feb 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank the Minister of State and his staff.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I am in favour of the principle of mutual assistance between countries, particularly EU member states, to solve crime. I wish to raise with the Minister a number of points regarding certain sections. He might clarify, if he can, the position and that will enable me to table amendments on Committee Stage, if necessary. These questions came to mind during the debate and they may be considered...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: He does not have to reply. There is an appeal on the Minister's desk about Kunle, a student from Palmerstown. I made inquiries about the course he is doing in Greenhills College. It is a one-year course in engineering technology which will give him a FETAC qualification. He will finish his last exam on 12 May this year.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I wish to put one very quick point to the Minister.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: Will the Minister allow the student to finish the course and then review the position? If, arising out of this course he gets a place in an institute of technology, or if he gets a job here, the case can be reviewed further. He is in the middle of doing a course and the Minister feels strongly that people should receive an education and complete their qualifications. That was a factor in his...

Seanad: Public Order Offences: Statements. (2 Mar 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I join in the condemnation of the actions of the rioters and I support the response of the Minister and the Garda. Many people have asked whether the riots could have been foreseen but it is easy to be wise in retrospect. Although there is obviously something latent there, this has never happened before and I was surprised by it. One must ask why it is happening now and who these people are....

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Mar 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I support the calls that have been made by Senators Brian Hayes and O'Toole for a debate on gun culture, in light of the murder of a young mother on Saturday night. It is obvious that we need to consider, as part of that debate, the introduction of an amnesty for illegally held weapons which have not been used to commit crimes. We should then discuss the introduction of harsh penalties for...

Seanad: Use of Irish Airports: Motion. (8 Mar 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: The Minister of State referred to the investigations on extraordinary renditions that have been set up the Council of Europe and the European Parliament and said that it "is difficult to see what value an additional inquiry here would add to these investigations". I have just read the working document of the temporary committee of the European Parliament on the alleged use of European...

Seanad: Use of Irish Airports: Motion. (8 Mar 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: Although proposed changes to the European Union must be voted on by referendum, none has taken place on this matter. As legislators and Members we have a duty to protect Ireland's sovereignty.

Seanad: Road Safety. (8 Mar 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I will be brief because I have a pretty definitive question to put to the Minister of State, Deputy Gallagher. Like many people, I am concerned about the number of deaths on our roads. When I have read about road accidents in newspapers, I have often noticed that one of the vehicles involved has been a truck. I am conscious there have been many tragic accidents involving pedestrians and...

Seanad: Lourdes Hospital Inquiry: Statements. (9 Mar 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I have agreed to share five minutes of my time with Senator Browne.

Seanad: Lourdes Hospital Inquiry: Statements. (9 Mar 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I sympathise with the women and their families who were affected by this. I share everybody's horror at what happened in the Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. I also commend Judge Harding Clark on her report and Patient Focus on its work. I welcome the members of Patient Focus who are in the Visitors Gallery for this debate. The report has implications for the health system as a whole. Judge...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: If the Minister does not accept the amendment, how does he propose to deal with the type of exceptional circumstances outlined in it, such as issues concerning safety or force majeure?

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: The amendment includes the words "in writing" to which the Minister did not refer. It states "The Minister may authorise in writing such officers". Would this be preferable?

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: Section 14(4)(b), which Senator McHugh is trying to amend, looks strict but, as the Minister said, one can make a defence. On the point the Minister made, would it not have been better to include the wording that "the person took all reasonable steps to ensure..." in section 14(4)(b)? A considerable onus is being placed on the individual to prove he or she could not have known. It would have...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: The section states that one must show it was not possible to know. That is a much greater onus than having to show one took all reasonable steps. The Minister might look at this before Report Stage and incorporate a provision for a person who had taken all reasonable steps. That way the accused could provide a defence. A person could take all reasonable steps but it could be possible to know...

Seanad: Social Welfare Benefits. (22 Mar 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I am raising the issue of the need for the Department of Social and Family Affairs to put in place procedures to speed up the processing of forms for agents who collect social welfare payments on behalf of claimants who are unable to cash their payable order books due to illness or loss of mobility. Would the Minister consider providing special priority envelopes for such applications as I...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Report and Final Stages. (23 Mar 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Report and Final Stages. (23 Mar 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Report and Final Stages. (23 Mar 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I second the amendment.