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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: I have a number of questions for the Tánaiste concerning the appointment of the former Attorney General, Mr. Justice Séamus Woulfe, to the Supreme Court. The Government has so far adopted an approach of refusing to answer questions about any of this but this is a really important matter. It is not trivial. It is a job that carries with it a salary in excess of €220,000,...

Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion [Private Members] (14 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: ...changed the lives of so many forever, and not just those who were killed or injured. I want to acknowledge the presence, as my colleagues have, of some of the families of the victims. The Justice for the Forgotten group has done so much in its campaign for truth and justice over the years. It is now undisputed, except by those who have a modus operandi to hide the truth and frustrate...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: The Tánaiste talks about the separation of powers. He was Taoiseach. He facilitated the then Minister for Justice and Equality coming here three years ago to answer questions on the process, not in Private Members' time. That is what the Opposition and the leader of my party are looking for. We asked the Tánaiste specific questions, but he did not answer one of them. When did...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Staff Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 74. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff reductions there will be following the recent budget announcements across the justice sector. [45965/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Budgets (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 100. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality where the €70 million cut to the justice budget will take effect. [45964/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Money Laundering (21 Nov 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 268. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the grounds on which established bank customers in the State can be deemed subject to section 37 of the Criminal Justice Act 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48856/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Complaints Data (9 Oct 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 175. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints made to An Garda Síochána by insurers under section 19(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2011 in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40955/18]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Nov 2020)

Pearse Doherty: There are no questions on justice. This is all the more reason the Minister for Justice needs to come here to answer questions.

Written Answers — Court Procedures: Court Procedures (18 May 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if measures adopted for vulnerable witnesses providing court testimony in this State are in accordance with the UN Guidelines on Justice in Matters Involving Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11879/11]

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (9 May 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that have been prosecuted, pursuant to the offence of section 19D of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994, as inserted by the Housing Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23367/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Money Laundering (21 Nov 2017)

Pearse Doherty: 269. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the grounds on which a bank is obliged to implement the issuing of a request pursuant to section 37 of the Criminal Justice Act 2010; if he is satisfied that these provisions are implemented consistently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48857/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Brexit Issues (11 Jul 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 334. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which a no-deal Brexit scenario will impact on the level of criminal justice co-operation which exists between parties to the agreement and the UK specifically with respect to outstanding European arrest warrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30633/19]

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: I move amendment No. 6: In page 13, after line 48, to insert the following:“(10) On receiving any application under this section the Minister for Justice and Equality shall cause the application to be published on the internet and in such other manner as he or she considers appropriate until a decision is made on the application.”.We are discussing amendments Nos. 6 and 7...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Analysis: National Women's Council and Social Justice Ireland (30 Nov 2016)

Pearse Doherty: Social Justice Ireland made an excellent contribution to the debate. We all rely on it analysis and the facts and figures provided by it. On the first-time buyer's scheme - the help-the-builders' scheme - Social Justice Ireland stated it was pointless. Did it arrive at that opinion before the Central Bank changed the macro prudential rules? Will it elaborate on the reasons it believes it...

Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (13 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: ..., that would be welcome. In respect of amendment No. 43 concerning the regulation of debt collectors, I agree with the Minister of State up to a point. There is no doubt that the Minister for Justice and Equality and the Department of Justice and Equality have a role to play in regulating debt collectors. The problem is that this has fallen between two stools, between the Departments of...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Pearse Doherty: ...Stardust fire after years and years of campaigning by the families. I commend those families who have never let this issue go. A commitment was made that no family would be prevented from accessing justice, but that is not the case with many of them now being denied legal aid. My colleague, Senator Lynn Boylan, spoke about this matter in the Seanad as recently as yesterday. She said...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Order Offences (30 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 435. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce an amendment to the Criminal Justice (Public Order) 2011 Act following the ruling in the cases (details supplied) which imposes a requirement on An Garda Síochána to establish that begging is taking place without legal authorisation before an arrest can be made, and in the case of foreign nationals, this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Draft Heads of Finance (Tax Appeals Commission) Bill: Discussion (27 Jan 2015)

Pearse Doherty: ...of law is so broad that the High Court hearing is really a rehearing of the case. It appears that the system is broken. We have unacceptable delays, and I do not support these delays, but our justice system is not fit to cope. I am sure people tear their hair out when they see how long appeals are on the books and how assets disappear by the time a decision is made. The system is...

Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (13 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Therefore, the Minister of State's statement is very welcome. On that basis, I will not press amendment No. 70. I welcome the commitment of the Minister for Justice and Equality to deal with this issue. What is absent is a timeframe and movement on this issue, although there have been efforts for quite a while to have the area regulated. On that basis, I will press the amendment...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Pearse Doherty: It is fair to suggest debt collection legislation should fall to be dealt with by the Department of Justice and Equality, but the problem is that it has been thrown about between the two Departments. The matter should fall to the Department of Finance and debt collectors should be regulated like any other financial entity, yet this sector is unregulated and unlicensed. I take it from the...