Results 21-40 of 1,132 for justice speaker:Pearse Doherty

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (30 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...of a person (details supplied), he will make the family's desire for a public inquiry clear to the British Government; the steps the Irish Government is taking to aid the family in their quest for justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49807/23]

Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (28 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...; ár neodracht agus ba chóir í a chosaint. The Irish people cherish our neutrality. It is a policy and principle that has enhanced our reputation. It has provided a platform for Ireland to promote peace, to resolve conflict and to pursue justice in international affairs. In a world that is growing more uncertain, more polarised and more dangerous, our neutrality is more...

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...on Ballyfermot Road last November. Retailers have been warning of the rise in assaults and of antisocial behaviour against their staff. When an American tourist was attacked on Talbot Street in July, resulting in the American Embassy issuing a warning to tourists, the Minister for Justice insisted, despite all of the evidence, that Dublin was safe. People do not feel safe in this city....

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...the Government rightly joined with those of other countries in referring Russia to the ICC for war crimes. Palestinian lives are just as worthy of our attention as Ukrainian lives. In the pursuit of justice and accountability for the Palestinian people, will the Government change direction now and join with South Africa in referring Israel to the ICC for the war crimes that the Minister...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ..., wrongly in our view, to join Apple in appealing the case to the General Court. That case was won. In July 2020, when the Government proclaimed victory, I said this was not a cause for victory but, rather, marked only half-time in the case. Today, the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice has given his opinion, namely, that the European Court of Justice should set aside the...

Finance (State Guarantees, International Financial Institution Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (5 Oct 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...because it is required for us to fully participate in some of the institutional mechanisms available in Europe to support the people, the economy and the infrastructure of Ukraine. The Bill seeks to enable the State to take part in donor and trust funds that have been established by the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and for that...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2023)

Pearse Doherty: .... It is no wonder that crime levels are on the increase. Communities deserve better. They deserve to feel safe and protected. They deserve to know that if they need help, the Garda will be there for them. Instead, people feel unsafe in their own homes and communities. After 12 years of Fine Gael justice Minister after justice Minister, the Garda is in crisis and the communities are...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...from the Central Statistics Office, CSO, data, is that crime is on the increase and communities feel less safe than they did before. The Government needs to recognise that 12 years of Fine Gael Ministers for Justice has resulted in the situation we are in now. We had 241 fewer gardaí in June than we did at the start of the year.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (28 Sep 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...supplied), he will make the family's desire for a public inquiry clear to the British government; to outline the steps that the Irish Government is taking to aid the family in their quest for justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39081/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (26 Sep 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 429. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if any plans are in place to deal with the continuing backlog of cases in Donegal courts that are continuing to cause significant delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41648/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payment Fraud: Central Bank of Ireland (12 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: With the modules, the committee is trying to hear from all different groups - the Department of Justice, the Department of Finance, the Central Bank, the Garda, the banks and the payments. I think every single person and every one of those groups wants the same thing that we do. We do not have a strategy, which is the problem. The Government does not have an economic crime strategy. The...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...will be before the housing committee. They will spell out the changes that need to be made to this legislation and to the scheme. Will the Taoiseach finally listen to them and act on their demands for justice and fairness?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (5 Jul 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 157. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans to reduce delays in processing probate applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33178/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...with APP fraud. There are loads of issues here we will come to talk about, such as the lack of a shared database. The Commission is going to demand Mr. Palmer's colleagues in the Department of Justice get off their backsides and establish one. I am not blaming the Department of Finance for this but it is a sad day when the European Commission directive is going to force us to do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Does Mr. Palmer accept the view of the Department of Justice, that is, it is his Department that maintains lead policy in the area of authorised push payments fraud?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: It was the Department of Justice that gave me the figures. As Mr. Palmer said, the figures show a reduction in 2022 but an explosion in 2021, which was related to Covid, with more people at home doing online shopping, who were easier targets for fraud. One thing is very clear. If we look over a longer horizon, this is a losing battle. It is going up and up. We have had people from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: And the Department of Justice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ...victim and it encourages the other victim, the third-party victim, to report it. I believe the same applies with regard to Permanent TSB. AIB definitely said that. I believe that, under criminal justice legislation, where someone believes a fraud is being committed, he or she has a responsibility to report the crime, even a suspected crime. I do not know how AIB is not reporting this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I take Mr. Palmer's point. The Government does not have an economic crime strategy, despite the Hamilton report recommending one over two and a half years ago. The Department of Justice would be the lead policy Department in relation to this. I am sure there is a lot of passing the buck in the room next door, from RTÉ, but the public wants this. We should take off the handcuffs and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Does the Department of Finance have any input or is it led by the Department of Justice? Is there a role for the witnesses?