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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.

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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The rent pressure zone scheme is inadequate for several reasons. That it is not applied to the country as a whole is one of them and this has resulted in serious anomalies in some areas. There is a ward in Cork County Council where, as a result of the redrawing of boundaries, two thirds of it are in a rent pressure zone and one third of it is not. That is causing major confusion. It is...

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

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 330. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of e-scooters seized; the number of fines issued; the number of arrests and cautions made with regard to the use of an e-scooter under the Road Safety Act 1961; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27796/19]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Election of Temporary Chairman (27 Jun 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: No, I second the nomination.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I must leave shortly as I must do a piece for radio in a few minutes. With the Acting Chairman's indulgence, and with a view to Report Stage, I want to take this opportunity to identify areas for which I might introduce amendments. Is that okay?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: One potential area is to allow the national Low Pay Commission to examine structural pay inequalities. Another area is a gender breakdown of full-time employees, part-time employees and employees with contracts for flexible working hours. I also suggest that we change the size of companies to which these regulations apply, the time at which they apply, and the number of scales and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Inspector of Prisons (26 Jun 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Before I respond to that point, the Minister previously stated that he would be happy to provide me with statistics in relation to a previous question, but I have all the statistics. I have looked them up. I produced a policy paper on police in Cork and I would be happy to give the Minister a copy of it later. This is of huge concern. The Minister is identifying that additional...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Inspector of Prisons (26 Jun 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Minister can say it is a statutory function, but he provides the resources. The resources are not adequate, inspections are not happening and that raises risks. I asked when we would hear more about a particular report into surveillance in the Prison Service. I take this opportunity to emphasise the need for that report in the context of the broader issue of places of detention and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Inspector of Prisons (26 Jun 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by the Inspector of Prisons regarding resourcing and the fact that many prisons are not being inspected regularly enough; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26878/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Inspector of Prisons (26 Jun 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Last Tuesday, an article in the Irish Examinerby Cormac O'Keeffe revealed that only one prison inspection report had been published in the past five years and that no inspection has been conducted in five jails in the past ten years. The Inspector of Prisons, Ms Patricia Gilheaney, was explicit in saying she believed that her office is severely under-resourced and went as far as to say it is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Levels (26 Jun 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Minister instanced national statistics and said that I could look up the Cork statistics. I have looked them up. For the first 165 days of this year, there have been 210 burglaries, not to mind attempted burglaries or thefts from cars. That amounts to one per day. The Minister has instanced the number of gardaí who have passed out. Cork got 69 of these, which is 2.4%. The...