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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Michael McDowell: So it is a registered lawyer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Michael McDowell: I have one last question. With regard to issues the Bar Council's professional practices committee deals with, for example, behaviour towards other barristers and the like, is the committee's independent function satisfactorily operating or is there a clash or a friction point with the regulatory authority's jurisdiction?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Michael McDowell: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Michael McDowell: They do have a professional practices committee-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Michael McDowell: -----that imposes the Law Library or Bar rules.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Discussion (18 Jun 2024)

Michael McDowell: I am glad to hear that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2024)

Michael McDowell: I want to be associated with the opposition to the Government's intention to guillotine the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill in the House this session. This is important legislation. Members of this House have not been given adequate time to consider it. I do not believe it was adequately considered or debated in Dáil Éireann either. This Government has always claimed...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2024)

Michael McDowell: I am not accusing anybody, if we are not being lied to about the intention not to have a general election before next year. If, on the other hand, this is yet another instance of the Government saying one thing and deceiving the Irish people about its intentions, and ramming through this and the Planning and Development Bill in order to renege on its commitment, made publicly by the...

Seanad: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Jun 2024)

Michael McDowell: Party spokespersons were given 12 minutes. The Minister should be given at least the same speaking time.

Seanad: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Jun 2024)

Michael McDowell: I have a peculiar relationship with this legislation. At one stage the Attorney General was kind enough to instruct me in the case of MR and DR v. An t-Ard-Chláraitheoir in the Supreme Court, where my function was to uphold that the mother of a child to be registered on a birth certificate was the person who actually bore the child. At that time, the Supreme Court was informed and was...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 May 2024)

Michael McDowell: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that No. 10 on the Order of Paper be taken before No. 1. No. 10 involves seeking leave to introduce the Health (Scoliosis Treatment Services) Bill 2024. It is seven years since the then Minister of Health and current Taoiseach, Deputy Simon Harris, promised that all scoliosis treatments would be afforded within a period of four months. He...

Seanad: Health (Scoliosis Treatment Services) Bill 2024: First Stage (29 May 2024)

Michael McDowell: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to impose on the Health Service Executive certain special duties and powers in relation to the establishment of a specialised treatment service for the inpatient and outpatient treatment of children and adults of spinal scoliosis who are resident in the State and to confer certain duties and powers on the Minister for Health...

Seanad: Health (Scoliosis Treatment Services) Bill 2024: First Stage (29 May 2024)

Michael McDowell: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Second Stage (28 May 2024)

Michael McDowell: I welcome the Minister. Senator Burke made the point that Paul Kenny, the former Pensions Ombudsman, and Colm Fagan, a very distinguished actuary, have a radically different proposal for managing pension funds of this kind from what is set out in the Bill. The proposal advocated by them received an international award for excellence when it was devised and published. Reading between the...

Seanad: Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Second Stage (28 May 2024)

Michael McDowell: It will apply to contributions.

Seanad: Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Second Stage (28 May 2024)

Michael McDowell: Yes.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Postal Services (22 May 2024)

Michael McDowell: I am grateful to the Minister of State for taking this operation today. The background to this matter is a letter that I received on behalf of the Belgrave Residents’ Association regarding the proposed closure of Rathmines post office and its transfer of services to another location in the area which is, as yet, unknown. The matter is the subject of much disquiet in the locality. At...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Postal Services (22 May 2024)

Michael McDowell: I looked very carefully the text of the Minister of State's speech, which states that Rathmines post office is being converted from An Post-operated to contractor-operated, but the question I asked is about whether the building is going to be closed. I also asked, to use the phrase that was used by An Post, if another premises will be opened, which will be "a bright, modern purpose-fitted...

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements (22 May 2024)

Michael McDowell: I thank the Labour Party for introducing this motion. I support what Senator Boyhan said. I believe in competition. It works better than the municipalised system used to work. Nobody has talked about the economics of what is proposed in the motion. Nobody has said it will be cheaper for householders if the system is municipalised. Nobody has put forward any quantification of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Property Services Appeal Board: Chairperson Designate (21 May 2024)

Michael McDowell: I am sorry I was late. I was at the Seanad procedures committee meeting which clashed with this. I am purely here to acknowledge Ms Donovan's presence and to wish her well in all her endeavours. I thank her for her statement.