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Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2006)

Michael McDowell: I agree with the general proposition advanced by Senator Jim Walsh that one should not have a situation in which one can simply realise one's interest in a property and effectively throw the property to the wolves without securing anything for others who might still have a residual interest in it. However, section 99 provides that: In the exercise of the power of sale conferred by this...

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am happy to accept amendment No. 50. In respect of amendment No. 51, I have serious reservations about allowing ex parte applications. This section deals with cases in which the mortgagee has reasonable grounds for believing the mortgaged property has been abandoned. However, that may not be the case. Allowing an ex parte application could be open to abuse and would not be in the public...

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am concerned it might open the door to sharp practice and that people would end up getting possession and getting an order in circumstances in which an injustice would be done to a person who had an interest in the property.

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2006)

Michael McDowell: Subsection (1) of this section sets out the order in which a receiver of mortgaged property is required to apply income received in respect of the property. It is proposed to delete subsection (2), which would have given the mortgagee the power to vary the order of categories of payment and could have created a conflict with the receivership law as it gives too much flexibility to the mortgagee.

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2006)

Michael McDowell: It is proposed to move section 113 to a new Part 12 of the Bill, in conjunction with amendment No. 68.

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2006)

Michael McDowell: It is proposed to delete section 115 because the company law review group is dealing with the issue of registration of judgment mortgages against companies and provisions to deal with this issue will be included in the company law legislation which is being prepared in this Department.

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2006)

Michael McDowell: This amendment is intended to bring section 118 of the Bill into line with section 47 of the Statute of Limitations Act 1957, which provides that for the purpose of the extension of the limitation period in certain circumstances, such as disability or fraud, the date of accrual of a right of action on a judgment mortgage is the date upon which the judgment became enforceable and not the date...

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2006)

Michael McDowell: It is proposed to transfer section 119 to a new Part 12, as set in amendment No. 69. As regards the substance of the section, the writ of fieri facias is an old common law remedy which allows the sheriff to seize the chattels of a debtor on foot of an execution order. Courts have held that chattels in this context include chattels real. Chattels real include leasehold property. A...

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2006)

Michael McDowell: The sheriffs wrote to the Revenue Commissioners and the Department which then offered to discuss the matter with the Revenue Commissioners. As I understand it, those discussions have not taken place. If anyone wants a bilateral or trilateral discussion between now and Report Stage, we will be more than happy to engage in those discussions.

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2006)

Michael McDowell: This section is no longer necessary as a result of the amendment of section 107 by amendment No. 59.

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2006)

Michael McDowell: This amendment involves the insertion of the existing section 113 into Part 12 to improve the presentation of the Bill.

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2006)

Michael McDowell: This amendment also involves the insertion of the existing section 119 into the new Part 12 to improve presentation.

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2006)

Michael McDowell: This amendment involves replacing the existing text of Schedule 1 with a revised Schedule containing a list of consequential amendments to other statutes. Basically, it updates references in those statutes to take account of the provisions of the Bill with which we are dealing and it provides for the deletion of obsolete references.

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2006)

Michael McDowell: Section 49 of the Bill re-enacts the substance of section 2 of the Statute of Frauds Act 1695 which requires written evidence of the contract relating to land to be produced in court if enforcement of the contract is sought. However, section 2 of the Statute of Frauds also deals with other matters such as contracts relating to guarantees, contracts upon a consideration of marriage and...

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2006)

Michael McDowell: These amendments extend the list of provisions to be repealed in the Second Schedule and provide for the correction of some citations. Amendment No. 52 provides for the repeal of section 72(1)(j) of the Registration of Title Act 1964 and the effect of that repeal, which is a necessary consequence of the over-reaching provisions in section 21, is that the rights of persons in actual...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (14 Nov 2006)

Michael McDowell: I am informed that there is no record in my Department of any recent correspondence directly from the person to whom the Deputy refers. However I can confirm that he has instituted legal proceedings against the State in relation to certain matters and these proceedings are being dealt with in the usual way through the Chief State Solicitors Office.

Written Answers — Dublin-Monaghan Bombings: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (14 Nov 2006)

Michael McDowell: Following Government approval, I established the Remembrance Commission in 2003 for a period of three years. The Commission disburses ex gratia payments under the provisions of the Amended Scheme of Acknowledgement, Remembrance and Assistance for Victims in this Jurisdiction of the Conflict in Northern Ireland, including for victims of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. The Government also...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Nov 2006)

Michael McDowell: Marriage to an Irish national by a non EU national does not grant any automatic right to reside in the State. However, if a non EU national spouse of an Irish national was already legally resident in the State prior to the marriage then he or she can make a request to the local Registration Officer for a change of their immigration status to reflect their marriage to that Irish national. If,...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Nov 2006)

Michael McDowell: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question was received in the Citizenship section of my Department on 22 September 2005. The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation provided certain statutory conditions are fulfilled. One of these...

Written Answers — Garda Reserve: Garda Reserve (14 Nov 2006)

Michael McDowell: Up to 19 September 2006, 6,661 applications for the Garda Reserve had been received, of which 1,922 were in respect of persons resident in Dublin City and County. A breakdown by postal district is not available. As of today a total of 7,174 applications has been received nationally, however, a county-by-county breakdown of the additional applications is not yet available.