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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (30 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 115. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for the commencement of section 30 of the Data Protection Act 2018; the issues surrounding the delay on the commencement of the section including legal advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23927/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (30 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times the 220X bus in County Cork left its route within the past three months; the reason for the bus to take a different route; and if it is Bus Éireann policy that buses go off route if they are running late. [23928/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (30 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 223. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of engineers employed by Cork County Council; and the number of architects employed by the same local authority by grade. [23929/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the Chairman, commend Deputy O'Callaghan on the Bill and thank Ms Feehily and Ms Hall for appearing before us. In a general sense, as I said on Second Stage, I am very much in agreement with the overall thrust of the Bill. Much of it overlaps with the submission that Sinn Féin made to the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland, particularly with regard to spontaneous...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Regarding the top layer, is Ms Feehily referring to the top two ranks or top three?

Questions on Promised Legislation (31 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The people of Ringaskiddy and Cork Lower Harbour, as the Tánaiste knows, will be absolutely devastated by today's news. They have been fighting against this incinerator for well over a decade. It is wrong that three attempts were allowed to get to this point. It has been suggested in the last while by the former Senator, Dan Boyle, and my colleague, Deputy Michael McGrath, that...

Fatal Road Traffic Collision in County Monaghan in 2011: Statements (31 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: It is now almost seven years since Shane O'Farrell was killed at the side of the road in County Monaghan. It is fair to say there was a failure by many of the agencies of the law and it is not unfair to say that the justice system as a whole in the State categorically failed the family of Shane O'Farrell. The man responsible should not have been at liberty. He was the subject of 40...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I move amendment No. 73:In page 23, to delete line 37, and in page 24, to delete lines 1 to 11 and substitute the following:"(3) Subsection (1) shall only apply to a legal academic who has qualified as a barrister or solicitor and subsequent subsections of this section, in so far as they relate to a person who is referred to in them as a 'head of a faculty' or 'head of another faculty', shall...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: On foot of what Deputy O'Callaghan said, my understanding is that it would still be 12 years' experience overall but that there must be four years' continuous experience. That is the point I was making in reference to those who might have taken a leave of absence for maternity leave etc. It is restrictive enough. Not only is 12 years' experience required but also, within that, four...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: A number of references were made to amendment No. 87, which is not part of this grouping, but some of the references may be relevant depending on how that amendment fares. I had my mind made up about amendment No. 87 and I will not be supporting it. It is not consistent with the philosophy underlining the Bill. I find it difficult to understand the logic behind it. I am speaking to the...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I will make a few observations. I am open to considering amendment No. 92 further, but my sense is that it might be unconstitutional to restrict the Government to "only" the names provided to it. Given the next amendment that we will deal with, the approach being taken is to create an infrastructure in which, in terms of perception and practice, it is almost impossible - it is not...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I disagree with almost everything that Deputy O'Callaghan said except for the point about inconsistency. I do not see any reason to support the amendment but I do not agree with Deputy O'Callaghan that the commission creates problems in terms of the quality of the people that will be appointed. Some of the commentary around lay members of the commission is unhelpful and ignores the reality...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: On Deputy Jim O'Callaghan's point, I think it would have preceded devolution in the areas of policing and justice in 2006; therefore, it would probably have been Westminster legislation. However, in Scotland I believe there is a 50:50 lay and legal-judicial balance. In England and Wales it is weighted equally between lay and judicial members, with two legal members. That is the argument...

Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (31 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: All the Minister needs to know is that it is bad.

Maternity Protection (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I support the Minister of State's remarks regarding Cork. If he intends to make the Dáil more family-friendly for Cork Deputies by moving the premises to Cork, I will be happy to support any such initiative to that effect. I thank Deputies Rabbitte and Smyth for giving us an opportunity to speak on this Bill and on this topic. We will be happy to support the passage of this Bill. We...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Markets in Financial Instruments Bill 2018: Committee Stage (31 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I welcome this section and the approach that is being taken. It fits with what Sinn Féin has been arguing for quite some time, that is, that we need to move from relying on administrative sanctions alone. Those days are gone. Good riddance to them. This section chimes with what Deputy Doherty's legislation identified. I refer to the lacuna or loophole that had been acknowledged by...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Markets in Financial Instruments Bill 2018: Committee Stage (31 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Is the Minister of State aware of any proposals for Government legislation?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Markets in Financial Instruments Bill 2018: Committee Stage (31 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I appreciate that but, since the Minister of State represents the Government, he might revert to me or Deputy Doherty on this.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Markets in Financial Instruments Bill 2018: Committee Stage (31 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: We welcome this group of amendments, which take aim at the same points, the inclusion of certain groups that, by the spirit of the legislation, should have redress to the Financial Services Ombudsman but which the ombudsman has ruled currently do not qualify. I am of the view that it is possible and arguable that the findings of the ombudsman could be challenged, but the best thing to do is...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Markets in Financial Instruments Bill 2018: Committee Stage (31 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the Minister of State for that response. It is all well and good to say that in certain circumstances the power exists but it is clear that power or discretion is not being exercised. I am sure Deputy Doherty and others can furnish him with examples of cases but there are people who are coming up against this obstacle. There are people who have what are essentially legitimate...