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Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (6 Jul 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 2: In page 10, lines 1 and 2, to delete all words from and including "have" in line 1 down to and including "opportunity" in line 2 and substitute the following: "facilitate life-long learning and promote gender balance and the attainment of equality of opportunity generally, as an object of the college". I welcome the new section 7(6)(c), inserted in section 8, which...

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (6 Jul 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: The Minister is correct in saying that the institutes of technology have a strong record in providing access to different groups of people. I have made this point myself. However, their performance is weak when it comes to matters like providing for people with disabilities. I do not know what the relevant statistics are for universities but I know the record of institutes of technology is...

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (6 Jul 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: Okay. This is an opportunity for the Minister to consider accepting the amendments and returning the Bill to the Dáil as the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform did in respect of the Criminal Justice Bill. Will the Minister reconsider? I know we will take Report Stage today, but perhaps the Minister will consider accepting my amendment between now and then.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (6 Jul 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 3: In page 10, line 14, after "State" to insert the following: "and in particular of the region served by the college". The provisions herein are needed because the regional and local roles of institutes of technology are more important than the role of universities. I would like institutes to devote more attention to addressing the problems of social exclusion and...

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Report Stage. (6 Jul 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: The Minister may have covered what I was going to ask. Was it in order for college heads to come out against the free fees initiative?

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Fifth Stage. (6 Jul 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank the Minister and her staff. I reiterate the point made yesterday by Senator Ryan that it is very important for the Government and the State to provide the type of facilities available in universities for students in institutes of technology. The level of resources available has an effect on students. While students will consider the type of course and what they intend to do after...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Jul 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I was involved in the work that went into the Adamstown planning scheme, which is probably the best planning example we have at this stage. The Minister might think I am exaggerating, but I urge him to ensure the Government designates more strategic development zones. The Adamstown plan took time to complete but it was worth it. However, the work involved did not take an excessive amount of...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Jul 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank the Minister of State and his staff. I did not have a substantial involvement in the legislation during its passage as I do not have significant knowledge of this area. However, I can tell there are some very good things in the Bill.

Seanad: International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 4: In page 12, subsection (3), line 11, to delete "is set out in the Schedule to the 1973 Act" and substitute the following: "in the English language is set out for convenience of reference in Schedule 2". The purpose of this amendment, which seems to have been accepted by the Minister, is to pick up on the fact that if the 1973 Act were to be repealed, the Schedule to...

Seanad: International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 8: In page 18, subsection (4), line 7, to delete "with" and substitute the following: "and the court shall, unless it sees sufficient reason to the contrary, give". This amendment is necessary for constitutional reasons. As the section stands, a criminal court would be obliged in all circumstances to give liberty to re-enter were the proceedings postponed in favour of a...

Seanad: International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: Did the Attorney General have an opinion on the grounds of our concerns about the constitutionality of the section as it stands?

Seanad: International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 10: In page 18, subsection (1), line 24, after "shall" to insert the following: ", on being satisfied as to the authenticity and sufficiency of the documents submitted to it,". For constitutional reasons, we believe the High Court should not be made a rubber stamp and should be given some discretion in the matter of inquiring into the authenticity and sufficiency of...

Seanad: International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 12: In page 24, subsection (1), to delete lines 1 and 2 and substitute the following: "31.—(1) The Minister shall postpone the making of an order under section 30 where the period referred to in section 27 has not expired, and may, on or following the conclusion of that period, postpone the making of such an order—". This section is necessary because a contradiction...

Seanad: International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I accept that the Tánaiste obtained advice on the issue. However, as sections 30 and 31 do not mention section 27, it could be interpreted that they override section 27 in that it relates to the Minister's order. Does the Tánaiste have any concerns over the issues we have raised or is he totally satisfied that the amendment is not needed?

Seanad: International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 13: In page 25, subsection (3), between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following: "(a) with the consent of the person and of the state of enforcement, that any sentence or balance of a sentence which the person is liable to serve in the State shall be served in the state of enforcement,". This amendment is designed to avoid a shuttlecock situation whereby a person liable...

Seanad: International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I ask the Tánaiste to consider addressing the concerns raised in a different way or in other legislation.

Seanad: International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 14: In page 28, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following subsection: "(5) Where a freezing order is made, and proceedings are pending in the High Court or another court, in which relief referred to in the definition of "realisable property" in section 41 is claimed, the High Court shall, on the making of a freezing order under this section, order the discharge of...

Seanad: International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 15: In page 31, subsection (9), line 38, after "order" to insert the following: "which appeared to the High Court to be a sum which might be realised by the person to whom the order is directed". This is an important amendment which concerns the circumstances in which a person may be imprisoned for failure to pay a fine. There are strong international legal prohibitions...

Seanad: International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: While I accept the points made by the Tánaiste, we do not know for certain that the courts will not make an order in respect of moneys that cannot be realised. The purpose of our amendment is to provide a protection so that the court will not make such an order. If that protection is provided for in, for example, the Criminal Justice Act 1994, should it not also form part of this Bill?

Seanad: International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 19: In page 42, subsection (13), line 9, after "it" to insert the following: ", provided that where such material is to be transmitted out of the State, arrangements shall be made for the return of such material following the conclusion of proceedings before the International Criminal Court, and, where human remains are transmitted out of the State under this subsection,...