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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2022)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 73: In page 5, line 9, after “1988;” to insert “to amend the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1995;”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2022)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 74: In page 5, line 11, to delete “related purposes” and substitute “other purposes”. These are technical amendments to the Long Title.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2022)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 75: In page 5, line 13, after “2015;” to insert “to provide for the District Court to have jurisdiction, concurrently with the Circuit Court and the High Court, to hear and determine an action taken by a data subject in respect of his or her rights under the Data Protection Regulation and, for that purpose, to amend the Data Protection Act 2018;”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2022)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 76: In page 5, line 15, to delete “another purpose” and substitute “other purposes”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2022)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 77: In page 5, line 15, after “2019;” to insert “to make provision for the designation of centralised court offices, the specification of court office business to be transacted in such offices and related matters; to make provision for the maintenance of certain registers in electronic form;”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2022)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 78: In page 5, line 19, after “amend” to insert “the Court Officers Act 1926, the Courts of Justice Act 1936, the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961,”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2022)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 79: In page 5, line 21, after “1964,” to insert “the Succession Act 1965,”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2022)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 80: In page 5, line 21, to delete “and” and substitute “, the Arbitration Act 2010,”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (22 Nov 2022)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 81: In page 5, line 22, after “2020” to insert “and the Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Act 2022”.

Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Referral to Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

James Browne: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Orders 95(3)(a) and 181(1).

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (8 Nov 2022)

James Browne: 808. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding increasing the quantity of student accommodation available for undergraduate students in Ireland. [54260/22]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water Quality (26 Oct 2022)

James Browne: I thank Senator Boyhan for raising the important issue of trihalomethanes, THMs, in our public water supplies, which gives me an opportunity to give an overview of the work being undertaken to improve the quality and resilience of our public and private water supplies. The programme for Government sets out clear and ambitious commitments to ensure that Irish Water accelerates the resolution...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water Quality (26 Oct 2022)

James Browne: I highlight the fact that solutions typically consist of water treatment plant upgrades, a new connection or water schemes being taken in charge by Irish Water. The works to resolve the water quality issue are being funded under the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage's multi-annual rural water programme. As the Senator said, the European Commission first raised the issue of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (26 Oct 2022)

James Browne: I thank Senator Lombard for raising this important matter regarding a statement on the progress of the new extension for Ballinspittle National School and an outline of the timelines for each project stage. The major building project for the school is included in the Department’s construction programme, which is being delivered under the national development plan. The brief provides...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (26 Oct 2022)

James Browne: I again thank the Senator for raising the important issue of Ballinspittle National School's new project. I hear the Senator's concerns about the population growing, how there is a real need for this school in a strong community that is very positive towards it, and about the delivery of this new important project. From the information provided to me, I understand the project is at the end...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): Control of Dogs (26 Oct 2022)

James Browne: On behalf of the Minister for Rural and Community Development, I thank Senator Boylan for affording me the opportunity to speak on this very important matter. I understand there has been some concern about this issue. The Department of Rural and Community Development has policy responsibility for dog control and dog-breeding establishments, while the local authorities are responsible for all...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): Control of Dogs (26 Oct 2022)

James Browne: I fully understand the Senator's concerns with regard to local authorities having sufficient capacity to deal with the number of stray and surrendered dogs and while the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, and her Department are not aware of any capacity issues in local authority dog pounds or shelters, I ask the Senator to make any such information available to them. Every January, after Christmas,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): School Meals Programme (26 Oct 2022)

James Browne: I thank Senator Kyne for raising this very important matter of the rates paid to providers of school meals across the country under the school meals programme. The school meals programme provides funding towards the provision of food to some 1,700 schools and organisations, benefiting 260,000 children. The objective of the programme is to provide regular nutritious food to children who are...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): School Meals Programme (26 Oct 2022)

James Browne: I again thank the Senator for raising this matter and for the constructive engagement. As I outlined, budget 2022 provided €68.1 million for a programme, with an additional €9 million provided to allow access to all new DEIS schools from September 2022. Additional funding for the programme has been provided for 2023, bringing the total to €91.6 million, which represents...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Domestic Violence (26 Oct 2022)

James Browne: I thank Deputy Stanley for raising the very important matter of domestic violence refuge accommodation in County Laois. It is the intention of the Minister for Justice that every person who needs a refuge space will have access to one. The Minister fully acknowledges the need for a significant increase in the provision of refuge spaces and she is committed to achieving this to ensure that...