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Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Committee Stage (6 May 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I move amendment No. 5: In page 10, line 36, after “to” where it firstly occurs to insert "the Equality Tribunal, the Labour Court, the District Court, the Circuit Court,".The amendment is on the amicus curiaeprovision of the human rights commission. Given that the majority of cases under the Equality Acts and the Equality Tribunal are appealed to the Circuit Court, the...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Committee Stage (6 May 2014)

Thomas Pringle: May I speak?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Committee Stage (6 May 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I would like to know who decides.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Committee Stage (6 May 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I understand that. I would like some clarity on how the decision is arrived at.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Committee Stage (6 May 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I move amendment No. 7: In page 23, line 1, after "rights"" to insert ", for the purpose of sections 36to 39inclusive and section 41,".

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Committee Stage (6 May 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I have already indicated that it was withdrawn. We will come back to it on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Committee Stage (6 May 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I would like to know the reason.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Committee Stage (6 May 2014)

Thomas Pringle: Surely the whole action of an inquiry involves a charge on the Exchequer. It is ridiculous.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Committee Stage (6 May 2014)

Thomas Pringle: Every amendment involves a potential charge on the Exchequer. It has to be printed.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Committee Stage (6 May 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I just want to know who decides.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Committee Stage (6 May 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I move amendment No. 10: In page 33, after line 38, to insert the following:"(c) carry out an equality and human rights impact assessment on all new policies, programmes and proposals in relation to budgeting and resource allocation.".This amendment seeks to add a new paragraph to section 42(2). I cannot understand the reason this amendment was not ruled out of order as it actually imposes a...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Committee Stage (6 May 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I understand what the Minister has said but we would probably have thought, six or seven years ago, that it would be rather embarrassing for the CEOs of banks to have to come before an Oireachtas committee to explain how they destroyed the country but they do it quite happily and pay scant regard to the process. I believe it is important to strengthen the positive duty to ensure that public...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Committee Stage (6 May 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I move amendment No. 11: In page 34, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “(9) Where a public body has failed to comply with section 42(1) and (2), the Commission shall issue a notice requiring that the public body shall—(a) comply with the duty, and (b) supply the Commission, within 30 days from receipt of the notice, with a submission detailing progress to be made...

Children First Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 May 2014)

Thomas Pringle: May I share time with Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan? I might take up to ten minutes and the Deputy can have the rest.

Children First Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 May 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on Second Stage of the Children First Bill. The Bill aims to make further and better provision for the protection of children and places the Children First guidelines on a statutory footing 11 years after they were published. It provides for an obligation to make reports to the Child and Family Agency on children in certain circumstances. It requires...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals (7 May 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an agri-environment options scheme appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20395/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (8 May 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 13. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to concerns in relation to the new specifications regarding young bull production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20352/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (8 May 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has made any decision regarding the possibility of a beef price watch online service being provided to farmers; the information that would be included in the service; the way it would be delivered to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20343/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of land (Resumed): Bord na Móna and UCD (13 May 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the representatives of Bord na Móna for their presentations. I have two questions, one of which relates to what Deputy Ó Cuív said about the biodiversity element of future land use. Is Bord na Móna obliged to commercialise that or how does it see that developing in the future? It was said that ecosystem services have an economic value. Where does it see that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of land (Resumed): Bord na Móna and UCD (13 May 2014)

Thomas Pringle: Have reports been published on the potential or lack of potential for biomass?