Results 27,681-27,700 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (7 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Question 336: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made for a residency permit to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16. [21761/06]
- Order of Business. (7 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Will Members be given draft or completed terms of reference to consider before they are referred to Cabinet?
- Order of Business. (7 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Will they be amendable?
- Leaders' Questions. (7 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Will they be discussed?
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (2 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Since the debate has been very truncated, I wish to make a few observations. The committee promised by the Minister is necessary but we needed it before he went beyond the 1935 Act. This morning in response to my statement that after today, it would not be the case that a serious offence had been carried out by an individual, the Minister trenchantly said a serious offence would have been...
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (2 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: An hour ago, the Minister told the Houseââ
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (2 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: ââit would be a serious assault involving 14 years imprisonment. Now, it is not an offence.
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (2 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Yes.
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (2 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: No.
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (2 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Under section 14 of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 1935, it is not an offence for a consenting male of over 15 years of age, yet it was criminalised by the 1993 Act.
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (2 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Not for under 17 year olds, which was the age of consent under that Act. The Minister is wrong.
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (2 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: There is no division in this regard. Regarding homosexuality, the 1993 Act made the age of consent 17 years.
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (2 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: The Minister is wrong.
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (2 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: I thank the Minister.
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (2 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: I will.
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (2 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: That is why it should not be in the Bill.
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (2 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Insert a sunset clause and we can come back to this next week.
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (2 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: The Chair has allowed discussion and a response from the Minister on an amendment which I have tabled but I have not been allowed to speak on it. It is an unusual arrangement.
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (2 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Others have spoken on the amendment I tabled and the Minister has responded. The person who tabled it did not get a chance to speak on it.
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (2 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: I spoke relating to the amendment on Second Stage. Perhaps I could ask two brief questions before we proceed. The next amendment, in my name, is important.