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Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I will now put the question.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: It was already discussed with amendment No. 2.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I am putting the question.

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Second Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: The Minister is welcome to the House again. We may have to rename the chair she is sitting in as the Fitzgerald chair.

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Second Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: It is almost ten years since the last substantive legislation was introduced in this area. I am cognisant of what we are trying to do today. It is complex. It has been difficult for Members and the civil society organisations specialising in the areas of refugees, asylum and children's rights issues - from whom many Members, including myself, seek guidance and advice in advance of...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I hope we keep to the grouping list that has been supplied to us, a technical point on which everybody is agreed. I support the renaming of the authorised officer as an international protection officer. While it could be argued that we are getting into semantics, it sends out an important message. I am concerned that amendment No. 3 is not being moved because it contains the definition of...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: It concerns definitions. That is what I am trying to understand.

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: It is not being reworded, then. I thank the Minister of State for the clarification.

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: The difficulty is that the grouping list we received is different. It may be a small amendment, but it could be substantive.

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: No. The Leas-Chathaoirleach has added an additional one-----

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: We can still take it.

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: It is not on our list.

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I will wait to see what the Minister of State says.

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I will explain the difficulty for me. We are discussing what is termed "he best interests of the child". I have tabled amendment No. 10 because that phrase does not apply throughout the Bill. It is limited to sections 52 to 56 of this legislation. It should permeate the Bill. That is the reason for my amendment No. 10, which I will discuss when we reach it. I concur with Senator Bacik...

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome the Minister and also state my support for the Bill. The Bill is clear. I also support what Senator Byrne said on the explosion of different plans available and the opt-ins, opt-outs, add-ons and exclusions. People should know what they are purchasing. There may be an issue on the consumer side in respect of plain English and what exactly the consumer is getting. I have an...

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2015: Second Stage (7 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome the Minister to the House. The practice of detaining children in the adult prison system, namely, St. Patrick's Institution, was contrary to a number of Ireland's international human rights obligations. It was counterproductive as a means of steering children away from future criminality and it represented a poor reflection of the State's policy towards children. Concerns and...

Seanad: Courts Bill 2015: Second Stage (7 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: The Minister is welcome to the Seanad. As she said, this Bill has the single purpose of increasing the maximum number of High Court judges from 35 to 37. The Minister outlined clearly the rationale behind that and I fully support the Bill. The Minister raised the issue of timely and accessible justice. She has been a great supporter of this issue and in September 2015 she announced...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I move amendment No. 10:In page 11, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “Specific provisions relating to children 3. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), in the application of this Act (or any provision thereof) in relation to a child under the age of 18 years, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration.(2) Nothing in this Act shall affect any...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I will be brief. I am extremely disappointed with the answers I have received. I made a considerable number of points on the record which I asked be made known to the departmental officials and the Attorney General. I do not concur with the Minister of State's responses but I accept his undertaking to have my points explored. I thank the departmental officials for their engagement to...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I will be withdrawing my amendment No. 10 with a view to resubmitting it on Report Stage. I do not agree with the guillotine but appreciate that process. While other Senators choose to continually talk about the process, I want to talk about the issues.