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Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I suppose one could discuss this either with this current grouping or with Deputy Connolly's amendment No. 49 because this retains the change that was made on Committee Stage regarding 12 years. I suppose it is relevant to both areas. I gave this a fair bit of thought and I looked over the Committee Stage debates. I was not participating in the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality at...

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I have no difficulty with the amendments, which generally relate to the structure, accountability and answerability of the Parole Board, the manner in which the chief executive and board are accountable to the Oireachtas, the proper running of the board and such matters. As I have the opportunity, it is appropriate that I address as part of the grouping the proposed deletion of section 15,...

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I understand the rationale the Minister has given for the amendments. It potentially ensures a certain level of uniformity to have things done through the board rather than through panels as originally proposed. The point on hearing the voices of the victims of crime is right. It is important that those seeking parole have the right to put their case forward. We have discussed this in...

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am happy to support each of the amendments in this grouping apart from amendment No. 18. It is correct to have a certain level of flexibility in the number of members, with between 12 and 15 being permissible. Many of the categories of appointee identified are appropriate for membership of the board. In some respects, these proposals closely resemble what was outlined by Deputy...

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I may need help as I do not appear to have the groupings. I wonder if they are available in the Chamber. On the amendments in question, I am satisfied with them. They improve the Bill as to definitions and circumstances. Where a family member would have been the point of contact is now deceased, it enables their replacement. These amendments provide greater detail to some of the other...

Cork Mail Centre: Motion [Private Members] (3 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The employees of the mail centre at Little Island were called into a meeting late on Wednesday night and given the hammer blow that many of them feared. Many of them were deeply worried, indeed heartbroken, and having given ten, 20 or 30 years of service to An Post, they feel let down. The way they were treated by the company was extremely shabby. I could speak about this issue and many...

Cork Mail Centre: Motion [Private Members] (3 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am not aware of such communication. The staff are very concerned. An Post's parcel responsibilities are expanding at a rapid rate. I understand that the ordinary sorting officers lower down the food chain, as it were, do not have the capacity to sort all the mail that comes from Portlaoise. Another smaller unit will probably have to be set up. Why can it not be set up in Little...

Mental Health Services Reports: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I recently had a meeting with some of the leadership team of HSE south-southwest. I asked people on my social media network what issues I should raise. There were others but one of the most common was mental health. It is an issue of significant concern to a wide range of the population. There are significant issues in adult services, with waiting times and the frequency with which people...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report Stage (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I move amendment No. 4:In page 3, line 19, after "to" to insert "any".

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report Stage (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: A few issues have been raised. Deputy O'Callaghan noted how a judge might react if this legislation were to come before him or her. However, we should think first of the lawyer who might take a case on behalf of a bank or vulture fund, and how he or she would potentially argue it. A judge has to take a number of things into consideration when evaluating legislation. First and foremost is...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report Stage (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I cannot think of a single instance of how the amendment might create confusion or any two sets of circumstances where one provision could be argued to be in conflict with the other. The Minister of State seems to be suggesting the effect of the wording corresponds to "any and all" and we are saying it applies to all mortgage cases regardless of when they were created. That seems to be the...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report Stage (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I move amendment No. 3:In page 3, to delete lines 19 to 21 and substitute the following:“ “2A.(1) This section applies to any proceedings brought by a mortgagee, irrespective of when the mortgage was created, seeking an order for possession of land to which the mortgage relates and which land is land to which section 2 applies—”. This amendment, which was...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report Stage (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: On one hand, the Minister of State has said that it is not clear that this is going to affect many people but on the other hand, he states that it will be a drain on the resources of the courts. Which is it? If it is going to place further demands on the Courts Service and if that means the difference between a case being heard, a case involving people in danger of losing their home or a...

Courts (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I have not much to add beyond what has already been said. This is useful, simple and important legislation. There is clearly a very significant backlog in the Court of Appeal. We support extending the number of judges to try to deal with the backlog. We will constantly be supporting the legislation and will allow it to proceed.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report Stage (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I move amendment No. 2:In page 3, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following:"Amendment of section 108 of Land And Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 2. Section 108 of the Land And Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):"(1A) (a) In the case of a housing loan mortgage, notwithstanding the terms of the mortgage...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Nursing Home Accommodation Provision (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Minister of State will, I have no doubt, be aware of how severe the situation is in our hospitals, even in the middle of summer. Dr. Conor Deasy of Cork University Hospital, CUH, is reported in The Echo this week as saying that some 300 deaths per year can be partially attributed to overcrowding in our hospitals. There were 834 people on trolleys in CUH in June. It is absolutely...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Nursing Home Accommodation Provision (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: A lot of what is happening runs contrary to what the Government says it wants to do and what it says is needed, namely, taking the pressure off the acute system and investing in community care, home care and nursing homes. However, we see a cut in respect of new people getting home help. There has also been a cut to the number of transitional care beds and there are issues regarding...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Sorry, what of the anomalies?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Minister misunderstood the question.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There was a ward that was previously designated and an area was brought in.