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Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: Okay.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: That is fine.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: The section provides for the insertion of a new section 12 in the principal Act and sets out criteria in paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, to be met for the Bill to apply to a person. Is a person required to meet all the criteria set out in those paragraphs for the Bill to apply to him or her or can the person be required to meet only one of the criteria? Paragraph (c) states "is or has...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: Any one of the four. Is the Minister of State satisfied that the wording of the Bill makes it clear that a person is required to meet only one of those four criteria? That is a question for her to consider before the Bill moves forward. I have seen it laid out in other legislation that a person is required to meet only one of the criteria set out. If the Government is satisfied with the...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: When we did the original Bill, we were told that every section would be challenged in the future because of the regularity of challenges to such legislation in the courts. These are not just points of grammar. We want to ensure the Bill is as robust as possible. Senator Quinn has picked up on an important point, namely, the presence of the word "or" in paragraph (c). If "or" is required...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: With respect, there is a difference between going into a restaurant and ordering a cup of tea and putting together legislation that will be challenged. This is an eminently fair point and the Minister of State's response that she is satisfied is not good enough. The question still stands. If "or" is present in paragraph (c), why is it not present in paragraphs (a) or (b)?

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: The Attorney General would of course be satisfied with any legislation that comes into the House but that does not mean he is right. It is incumbent on us that if we feel the legislation can be improved, we will try to do it. I join Senator Quinn in tabling an amendment on Report Stage.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to table an amendment on Report Stage that I am currently drafting.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: Given that the Minister for Transport is back, could we retrace our steps?

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2011: Report Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: I second the amendment. I welcome the Minister back to the House and thank Senator Quinn for his proposal regarding the point we raised on Committee Stage. The House had time to examine the Road Traffic Bill 2009 during the adjournment, in particular, the definition applied to the number of events in which a garda should become involved and the format of section 8. At one stage it read: is...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2011: Second Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2011: Second Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: I welcome the Minister. My party is supportive of the Bill which it wants to see pass through the House as quickly as possible and then the Dáil before being implemented. As the Minister acknowledged, improving road safety and assessing the progress made to date are priorities that are genuinely shared by both sides of the House. The issues the Bill seeks to deal with were recognised by...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jan 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: I seek a debate on corporate governance. I refer to a report on this issue published by the think-tank TASC last year in which it was reported that 39 individuals held powerful positions in 33 of our 40 top public organisations between 2005 and 2007. These 39 people also held 93 directorships across the relevant companies during the period in question. The report also shows that all 39...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jan 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: During that campaign, will the Leader inform people about how games of golf proceed?

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jan 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: Was that experience gained on the golf course?

Seanad: Industrial Development (17 Dec 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: This motion concerns the venture capital industry in Ireland which consists of private bodies that play a role in investing in local entrepreneurial companies and people looking to set up ventures. I have recently seen some information showing that the size of the venture capital industry in Ireland is much bigger than one might expect it to be given the size of our economy and the pressure...

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Stabilisation) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Senator O'Toole for stepping in. I emphasise one point he made. On subsection (1)(a), which states "notwithstanding any statutory or contractual pre-emption rights, the listing rules of a regulated market", does the Minister mean a stock exchange?

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Stabilisation) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I understand this legislation to state that notwithstanding the rules of the stock exchange, the Government will be able to step in to make rules and decisions on the presence of a company on that stock exchange. I thought that kind of relationship was one that very much occurred only between the listing company and where it is listing, in this case the Stock Exchange. It merely indicates...

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Stabilisation) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: I have a question on section 7(1)(a). It indicates "rules of any other market on which the shares of the relevant institution may be traded from time to time" but does that include Senator O'Toole's example of AIB shares on the British Stock Exchange?

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Stabilisation) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: This legislation will give the Government the power not only to override the rules of the Irish Stock Exchange but also any other stock exchange where an Irish company is traded.