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Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Réada Cronin: I move amendment No. 11: In page 27, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: "(iii) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (7): "(8) The Minister shall not seek to prohibit any person from being a member of a representative association on the basis of the post they hold.",".

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Amendment put and declared lost.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Réada Cronin: I move amendment No. 12: In page 27, to delete lines 19 to 38, and in page 28, to delete lines 1 and 2.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Amendment put and declared lost.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Amendment No. 13 not moved.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 14: In page 28, line 22, after "members" to insert "as provided for by subsection (1)".

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Amendment put and declared lost.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 15: In page 28, lines 23 and 24, to delete "concerning a political matter or matter of Government policy" and substitute "concerning a matter of political controversy".

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Amendment put and declared lost.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 16: In page 28, line 24, to delete "or matter of Government policy".

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Amendment put and declared lost.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 17: In page 28, lines 27 and 28, to delete "concerning a political matter or matter of Government policy" and substitute "concerning a matter of political controversy".

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Amendment put and declared lost.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 18: In page 28, lines 27 and 28, to delete "or matter of Government policy".

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Amendment put and declared lost.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Cathal Berry: The Tánaiste may or may not be aware that an appeal relating to the Director of Military Prosecutions and the military judge has been submitted to the arbitration board. Even though the clause stipulating that they cannot join a representative association has been withdrawn from primary legislation, an appeal has been submitted. Will the Tánaiste consider withdrawing that appeal...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Micheál Martin: I will respond to Deputy Howlin's point first. He knows that when we frame legislation, we have to create a framework for eventualities in the future when certain things may happen that we cannot yet comprehend. There must be some framework over the process of association to cover potential future eventualities. Suffice to say that the direction of travel is clearly one of representation...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Brendan Howlin: It is a very draconian framework.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Micheál Martin: On Deputy Berry's point, there may be merit in allowing the appeal to go through to get ultimate clarity. I have no intention of bringing forward amendments to any further legislation. It might be useful all around if clarity was brought to the question through the appeal. There is merit in going ahead. I would like to get finality for everybody's benefit, including that of the Department.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Amendment put: The Dáil divided: Tá, 43; Níl, 72; Staon, 0. Tellers: Tá, Deputies Brendan Howlin and Sean Sherlock; Níl, Deputies Hildegarde Naughton and Cormac Devlin.