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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We have a little short of 40 minutes remaining of the time originally allocated for this meeting. I am open to a proposal to suspend or address at this point if members have to attend in the Dáil Chamber. What does Deputy O'Callaghan wish to do?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: As it is unlikely that members will be able to return before noon, will we adjourn? Is the Minister agreeable?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: As members must leave to address another Bill that comes under the responsibility of justice spokespersons, we will have to adjourn and resume our consideration of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill on another date. Is that agreed? Agreed. The clerk will liaise with the Minister's office to arrange a suitable resumption date. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I wrote to the Taoiseach on 14 July as Chairman of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality and I have not received a substantive reply in the over three months since. I was bringing to his attention a number of Private Members' Bills that are queued for address in the justice and equality committee. This is a very serious matter because it is having an impact on the...

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If I may conclude on this point, a Cheann Comhairle, I believe that this money message requirement is being used to undermine the passage of Private Members' Bills that have already gone through Second Stage in this Chamber and that it is a very serious matter that is having a most deleterious impact on the workings of this institution and on the public understanding of the work-----

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----that has been entrusted to us. Will the Taoiseach look into this matter? Will he either ensure that the money message is delivered or at least have the courtesy of providing the advice that it is not to be delivered and the reasons therefor?

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Excuse me, the correspondence is from the justice and equality committee-----

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----and surely that structure is entitled to the courtesy of a prompt reply.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I invite members to turn off their mobile phones as they interfere with the sound recording system. The purpose of the meeting is to conduct a detailed scrutiny of the Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017 which is sponsored by Deputy Michael McGrath. The committee will be joined by Deputy Michael McGrath, as well as by representatives of the Irish Mortgage Holders...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Deputy. I now invite colleagues to make contributions or ask questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is important to note at this point that the money message issue is a vexed one, and this committee knows it better than most. Given the degree of annoyance that it has created and the queuing up of Private Members' Bills, for which this committee and others are having to watch and wait, I had a meeting last evening with the Ceann Comhairle and the Clerk of the Dáil on the matter as a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is Senator Black happy with the response?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The last member to speak is Deputy Mick Wallace. We have two further tranches to our address of this Bill this morning, so further opportunities will present as witnesses appear before us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Deputy Wallace and call Deputy McGrath.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Deputy Michael McGrath for his opening statement and responses to members' contributions. I commend him for bringing forward the legislation and wish him a fair wind in progressing his proposals.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome the delegates from the Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation, Mr. David Hall and Mr. Stephen Curtis. The format of the meeting is that they will be invited to make an opening statement, after which there will be a question and answer session. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: As there are no other members indicating at this point in our engagement on Deputy Michael McGrath's Bill, I thank Mr. Hall and Mr. Curtis for their respective contributions. I join colleagues in congratulating them on their work thus far and I wish them fair wind into the future. I propose that suspended for a minute or two to allow our next guests to take their seats.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome Mr. Lorcan O'Connor, director of the Insolvency Service of Ireland, who is joined by Mr. John Farrell, head of regulation and policy division, and Mr. Alex Matthews, bankruptcy division, who is in the Visitors Gallery. In terms of the format of this meeting, Mr. O'Connor will be invited to make an opening statement following which there will be a questions and answers session....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Mr. O'Connor and call Deputy Mick Wallace.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Mortgage Arrears Resolution (Family Home) Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: All the members who indicated have now spoken in this session of deliberations on Deputy Michael McGrath's Bill. I thank Mr. Lorcan O'Connor and his colleagues from the Insolvency Service of Ireland for their attendance, their opening remarks and their response to the members' contributions. We will suspend for a moment to allow the witnesses to leave and then resume in private session.