Results 11,401-11,420 of 21,096 for speaker:Charles Flanagan
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (17 May 2018)
Charles Flanagan: No.
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (17 May 2018)
Charles Flanagan: The introduction of contentious issues such as that are surely out of order.
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (17 May 2018)
Charles Flanagan: This is a team.
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (17 May 2018)
Charles Flanagan: It is not the Government. The Government has nothing to do with it.
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (17 May 2018)
Charles Flanagan: That is very unfair.
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (17 May 2018)
Charles Flanagan: Is the Deputy suggesting there is a conspiracy?
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (17 May 2018)
Charles Flanagan: I will speak to the amendments. I have tabled 69 amendments to the Bill, the vast majority of which seek to return the Bill to its original state, as initiated, because of difficulties we encountered when reflecting on the amendments made on Committee Stage. Some of the amendments made were inconsistent with Government policy, while others were unworkable from a practical point of view,...
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (17 May 2018)
Charles Flanagan: Which we have done.
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (17 May 2018)
Charles Flanagan: I merely say to the Members opposite that I appeal for calm. It is important that we have a constructive debate on the merits of the amendments. I acknowledge the good work by all members of the committee on many aspects of the Bill. I believe that everyone is agreed that on Committee Stage we were left with a document that was far from perfect. The purpose of the various Stages of debate...
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (17 May 2018)
Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 2:In page 7, lines 9 to 12, to delete all words from and including “and” where it secondly occurs in line 9 down to and including “relates” in line 12.
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (17 May 2018)
Charles Flanagan: Amendment No. 3 proposes to insert a new section in place of section 7. The amendment is identical to an amendment discussed at some length on Committee Stage and ultimately withdrawn by Deputy Ó Laoghaire to facilitate other amendments to section 7. I acknowledge that the Deputy flagged that he would resubmit the amendment on Report Stage but in so doing he has failed to take into...
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (17 May 2018)
Charles Flanagan: Not at all. It is a Government team. I said that from the outset.
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (17 May 2018)
Charles Flanagan: I am conscious of what Deputy Ó Laoghaire has said about the context of the withdrawal and we will have a further opportunity to discuss this.
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (17 May 2018)
Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 4:In page 10, line 2, to delete “and” where it secondly occurs.
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (17 May 2018)
Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 5:In page 10, to delete lines 5 and 6 and substitute the following:“(c) the objective that, consistent with the written statement most recently provided under section 50(7) to the Procedures Committee concerning the needs of the users of the courts in that regard, the membership of the judiciary should include persons with a proficiency in the Irish language.”.
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (17 May 2018)
Charles Flanagan: I have listened carefully to what Deputy O'Callaghan has had to say on this issue. He has proposed amendment No. 6, which provides for an 11-member commission. The Judicial Appointments Advisory Board currently has the same number of members. A positive element of the Deputy's amendment is that it secures the membership on the commission of all the court presidents, including the Chief...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (17 May 2018)
Charles Flanagan: I am assuming that the Deputy is referring to non-EEA nationals who have applied to come to Ireland or remain here by virtue of being a spouse or partner of an Irish national and not by any other basis. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that immediate family members of Irish citizens who apply and are granted immigration status by INIS...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (17 May 2018)
Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 108 and 109 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (17 May 2018)
Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the optimum use is made of...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (17 May 2018)
Charles Flanagan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and I, as Minister have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the optimum use is...