Results 16,661-16,680 of 21,096 for speaker:Charles Flanagan

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: This will be a matter for the commission.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I do not regard this matter as relevant to this section. It relates to a section with which we dealt more than a year ago.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Idiotic.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I listened carefully to Senator McDowell. Of course, my ultimate point is that the amendment goes too far. The Senator goes too far in his opposition to the holding of any form of interview. I find Senator Craughwell amusing. A checking of the record will show that he, more than anybody else, has spoken about his interview prowess, albeit in dealing with education or Army matters, or...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The amendment in the name of Senator McDowell is in keeping with the concerns he has raised continuously in the past 14 months. This time last year he stated he had "no problem with people who want to become High Court, Circuit Court or District Court judges [albeit] for the first time being asked to go through an interview procedure or being looked at by a commission to see whether they are...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: The Senator had no difficulty with the principle of being interviewed. However, he has a huge problem with a sitting judge, in applying for what might be described as a "promotion", being interviewed. Looking at other jurisdictions, there is a facility which allows such an interview to take place, for example, in Scotland. If one looks at the current judicial appointments board system,...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I have indicated it.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I will check that point for the Senator before the next day. My recollection is that this was a Committee Stage amendment in respect of which the Government did not hold a majority.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: My recollection is that we opposed it, but I will check that for the Senator. Its provision could be seen as being unduly restrictive of Government.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I will have an answer for the Senator the next day.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: It is inappropriate to raise this issue in the House in such a manner.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Raising it in that way does the House a disservice.

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (12 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move:That Dáil Éireann resolves that sections 2 to 4, 6 to 12, 14 and 17 of the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 (No. 39 of 1998) shall continue in operation for the period beginning on the 30th June 2019 and ending on the 29th June 2020. The House will be aware that the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 was enacted in the wake of the barbaric murder...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (12 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Deputies for speaking on and giving appropriate consideration to these motions, but particularly those who have indicated support. I want to refer again to the question of the Special Criminal Court as it touches on both motions and has been raised by a number of Deputies. Indeed, it raises objections on an annual basis. There are those in this House who have argued that the...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (12 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move:That Dáil Éireann resolves that section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 (No. 32 of 2009) shall continue in operation for the period beginning on 30th June, 2019 and ending on 29th June, 2020.

Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage (12 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and Decisions) Bill 2018: Order for Report Stage (12 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Data (12 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that it caters daily to the nutritional needs of approximately 4000 prisoners in its custody. There is no fixed "daily ration allowance" in use in the prison system. The Irish Prison Service Catering Service provides a nutritionally balanced, varied diet to all prisoners through the 28 day menu which also caters for vegetarian and special diets. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (12 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the visa appeal was received in the Visa Office in Dublin on 22 May 2019. Appeals are generally processed in the chronological order in which they are received. While every effort is made to process appeals as soon as possible, processing times will vary having regard to the volume of appeals...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (12 Jun 2019)

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...