Results 21-40 of 2,126 for speaker:Joe O'Brien

Select Committee on Social Protection: Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (22 May 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I move amendment No. 15: In page 36, line 23, after “agreement” to insert “in accordance with section 88C”.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (22 May 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I move amendment No. 16: In page 37, line 8, after “appointment’)” to insert “, which appointment shall be in accordance with any requirements prescribed under section 88D(6)(b).”. The amendment clarifies that a charity may only appoint an employee as a trustee in accordance with requirements that are set out in ministerial regulations. Such...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (22 May 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I move amendment No. 17: In page 37, to delete lines 9 to 11 and substitute the following: “(4) A charitable organisation shall not enter into an agreement or make an appointment— (a) in contravention of the express provisions of its constitution, (b) unless the charity trustees of the charitable organisation (not counting a charity trustee who is a party to the...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (22 May 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I move amendment No. 18: In page 37, to delete lines 16 to 18.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (22 May 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I move amendment No. 19: In page 37, line 19, to delete “(7)” and substitute “(6)”.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (22 May 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I move amendment No. 20: In page 38, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: “(b) the circumstances in which a charitable organisation (other than a charitable organisation referred to in section 88C(6)) may make an appointment having regard to the requirements of different charitable organisations,” Amendment No. 20 allows for ministerial regulations to...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (22 May 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I move amendment No. 21: In page 38, line 9, to delete “(b)” and substitute “(c)”.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (22 May 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I move amendment No. 22: In page 38, line 11, to delete “(c)” and substitute “(d)”.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (22 May 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I move amendment No. 23: In page 38, line 16, to delete “(d)” and substitute “(e)”.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (22 May 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I move amendment No. 24: In page 38, line 17, to delete “paragraph (c)” and substitute “paragraph (d)”.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (22 May 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I move amendment No. 25: In page 38, line 18, to delete “(e)” and substitute “(f)”.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (22 May 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I move amendment No. 26: In page 39, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “Amendment of Schedule 1 to Principal Act 38. Schedule 1 to the Principal Act is amended— (a) by the insertion, in paragraph 2, of the following subparagraph after subparagraph (3): “(3A) Where the office of the chairperson is vacant, an interim chairperson may be appointed...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (22 May 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I take the opportunity to record my thanks to the members of the committee, the Charities Regulator and, indeed, all the stakeholders who have engaged with me and my officials, and have made very valuable submissions and observations as part of this wider deliberative process. I look forward to Report Stage.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Protection (21 May 2024)

Joe O'Brien: Notwithstanding the letter the Deputy has, unfortunately there have been other situations around the country where, because international protection applicants have been in IPAS accommodation and because the community have been supportive, the community has not been happy when we have had to move them.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Protection (21 May 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I heard about the letter in question and I tracked it down today. I am glad it was the Deputy who read the piece into the record, rather than me. My analysis of that commitment was that it showed an incorrect understanding of the different between our mainstream housing supports and IPAS housing supports.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Protection (21 May 2024)

Joe O'Brien: Nevertheless, that is my interpretation of what was written there. That is unfortunate. Notwithstanding that, I understand how the community feel about this. We will endeavour to talk to the resettlement team. There is potentially a role here as well for the new local authority integration teams. There is potentially a role for the programme I oversee, the social inclusion community...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Protection (21 May 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I thank the Deputy for this question. I acknowledge the efforts of the people of Borrisokane over the past four or five years in helping people feel at home. Ireland and many other European countries are experiencing a significant increase in people seeking international protection. The arrival numbers remain significantly elevated. In the first 20 weeks of 2024, nearly 8,000 people...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Middle East Issues (21 May 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I thank the Cathaoirleach and Senators Ruane and Black for their question. I welcome the opportunity to discuss this important topic with Members of the House today on behalf of the Minister for Transport. I tried to get myself up to speed on this issue before the Senators' question. I do not know all the ins and outs of the Act in question or what level of information the Senators have...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Middle East Issues (21 May 2024)

Joe O'Brien: Absolutely, I will follow up on it. My understanding through a conversation less than an hour ago is that no formal application has been received. I wish to take the opportunity as well to reaffirm the Government’s commitment to the International Criminal Court. I welcome the decision by the chief prosecutor to pursue arrest warrants. We also hold steadfast in our commitment to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Waterways Issues (21 May 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I thank Senator O'Loughlin for raising matter and giving me the opportunity, on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, to update the House in relation to the Ballyteague blueway.Waterways Ireland is a North-South implementation body established under the British-Irish agreement of 10 April 1998. It is funded by the Department...