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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Briefings (10 Sep 2020)

Martin Kenny: In my hand I have the briefing note for the pre-legislative scrutiny for the general scheme of the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill which was passed just before the recess. That makes no mention of Chapter 3 relating to the admissibility of business documents in civil cases. Was it the Minister's decision to omit that and to subsequently mislead the House and the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Garda Resources (10 Sep 2020)

Martin Kenny: 1. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when funding will be made available to An Garda Síochána to set up regional cybercrime units that have been planned since 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23204/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Garda Resources (10 Sep 2020)

Martin Kenny: Will the Minister for Justice tell us when funding will be made available to the Garda Síochána to set up the regional cybercrime units that have been planned since 2016? Will she make a statement on the matter and bring clarity to this issue?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Garda Resources (10 Sep 2020)

Martin Kenny: The issue here is that the gardaí and the Commissioner have made it clear they need these units now. There has been criticism for many years through the Courts Service and indeed many judges have criticised the huge delays and shortage of resources and staff in regard to this. This is really at the core of this. The main issue at stake here is child sex abuse imagery and how that can...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Garda Resources (10 Sep 2020)

Martin Kenny: We are on the same page. However, I do not understand, and what the public does not understand when it looks on, is that when An Garda Síochána or any other body needs money for something vital and applies for it, that can take years to be processed. The Minister said, of course, that all kinds of systems must be gone through and there must be due diligence. We know that. It...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (10 Sep 2020)

Martin Kenny: 26. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the promised phased implementation of a mobility project (details supplied); if gardaí on duty now have mobile telephones and handheld devices to enable them to access data while not in Garda stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22991/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (10 Sep 2020)

Martin Kenny: 40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to address the backlog of applications for visas and work and residency permits with the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22989/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation (10 Sep 2020)

Martin Kenny: 43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the redevelopment of the Family Law and Children’s Court complex on Hammond Lane, Dublin 7; the estimated cost of delivery; when it will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22992/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Emergency Services (10 Sep 2020)

Martin Kenny: 47. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the staged deployment of a new national computer-aided dispatch system to capture emergency calls and dispatch of resources to the incident; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22990/20]

Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020: Motion [Private Members] (9 Sep 2020)

Martin Kenny: I am glad to speak on this issue because across the country, thousands of people are doing their best to try to protect society and everybody around them. In general, people have bought into this because of the danger they have seen and the number of people in hospital and who have unfortunately lost their lives because of this Covid-19 virus. At the same time, however, they hear all these...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (9 Sep 2020)

Martin Kenny: 124. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the report into the tenant purchase scheme will be published; if the issues relating to income from social welfare and persons over the age of 70 being allowed to purchase a local authority house will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22800/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Legislative Framework Underpinning the State's Response (9 Sep 2020)

Martin Kenny: My thanks to both of our witnesses. My name is Martin Kenny. I thank both Mr. Buquicchio and Lord Sumption for their time this morning in assisting us in all of this. I read the submissions the witnesses made before the meeting and I have listened to them speak. One of the things that comes up clearly is the issue of emergency legislation that has come in relating to the pandemic which...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Legislative Framework Underpinning the State's Response (9 Sep 2020)

Martin Kenny: I concur with that. The issue of post-legislative scrutiny must be explored somewhat more. In recent weeks, we have seen that when legislation is introduced, regulations can arise from that which are the responsibility of the Minister. Sometimes these regulations bring in measures unforeseen in the debate on the legislation. It would be useful if we had a mechanism for scrutinising...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Legislative Framework Underpinning the State's Response (9 Sep 2020)

Martin Kenny: It is something that should be progressed, if possible.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Legislative Framework Underpinning the State's Response (9 Sep 2020)

Martin Kenny: I thank the three contributors for their opening statements, which were most informative. I will first focus on the matters raised by Dr. David Kenny on the scrutiny or otherwise of legislation, where that has brought us and the difficulties arising from all of it. I believe the witness mentioned Australia, where regulations are published 48 hours before coming into effect, meaning there is...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Legislative Framework Underpinning the State's Response (9 Sep 2020)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. The point that Ms McNally made about justice being seen to be done is vitally important. There are clear problems that remote hearings throw up for people. Traditionally people want to have their day in court and if they are not actually allowed to be in court, they do not feel that this has happened. They also do not understand why it is not...

Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (3 Sep 2020)

Martin Kenny: Most publicans would be lucky to have that many customers.

Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (3 Sep 2020)

Martin Kenny: Three or four weeks ago, I attended a meeting at the Bush Hotel with a group of vintners. There was a large turnout, with 25 or 30 publicans from all over Sligo and Leitrim in attendance as well as three out of the four Deputies, including me, who represent the Sligo-Leitrim constituency. The main message I got that day was that publicans want to get back behind the counter and to reopen...

Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (2 Sep 2020)

Martin Kenny: On that point, it seems that since we came to the Convention Centre, we do not get copies of ministerial speeches. It would be appropriate if a note was sent from the Office of the Ceann Comhairle or the Leas Ceann Comhairle to all Ministers suggesting that this should happen. As the Minister noted, the issue at stake is the very small minority of premises that have acted outside the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Sep 2020)

Martin Kenny: I was going to make the same point. I understand these regulations are to be published. We need a commitment from the Minister that this will happen immediately. We are dealing with legislation that may be quite appropriate for most cases but there is a difficulty where the actual offences are not clearly stated. Everybody would have a difficulty in this regard and common sense should...