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Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 2:In page 5, line 19, after “the” to insert “Parole”.

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 3:In page 5, to delete lines 20 to 24 and substitute the following:“ “chief executive”, in relation to the Board, has the meaning assigned to it by section 18(1); “child”, other than in the definition of family member, means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years; “children detention school” has the meaning it...

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 4:In page 5, to delete lines 26 and 27 and substitute the following:“ “parole” means the release from prison pursuant to a parole order of a person serving a term of imprisonment prior to the expiry of that term; “parole applicant” means a person who has made an application for parole; “parolee” means a person who is the...

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 5:In page 5, line 28, to delete “shall be construed in accordance with section 22” and substitute “has the meaning assigned to it by section 27(1)”.

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 6:In page 6, to delete lines 1 and 2 and substitute the following:“ “prison” means a place of custody administered by or on behalf of the Minister (other than a Garda Síochána station) and includes— (a) a place provided under section 2 of the Prisons Act 1970, and (b) a place specified under section 3 of the Prisons Act 1972;...

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 7:In page 6, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following:“(2) Subject to section 3, a reference to a victim in this Act shall, where the death of a victim is caused directly by an offence, be construed as a reference to a family member provided that the family member concerned has not been charged with, or is not under investigation for, an offence in connection...

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 8:In page 6, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following:“(3) In this Act— (a) a reference to a person serving a sentence of imprisonment shall be construed as including both— (i) a person upon whom a sentence of detention was imposed by a court when he or she was a child where he or she has been transferred to a prison to serve the remainder of...

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 9:In page 6, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following:“Nomination of family members 3. Where the death of a relevant victim is caused directly by an offence and more than one family member of the victim seeks to make a submission to the Board in accordance with procedures determined under section 14, the Board may— (a) request that the family members...

Parole Bill 2016: Motion to Recommit (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move:That Dáil Éireann, pursuant to Standing Order 157(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, directs that the Parole Bill 2016 in whole be recommitted to a Committee of the whole House.

Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Residential Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Senator Ruane for her contribution. I am happy to engage positively with her to ensure any outstanding issues can be dealt with to the satisfaction of the women who worked in the Magdalen laundries. I do not like the term “Magdalen women” and I do not believe in the circumstances that it is a fair term. I rather prefer to address the issue along the lines of dealing...

Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Residential Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Residential Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I find that Standing Orders are rigidly enforced when I am in this House. It is fair that I be given a similar opportunity to Senators as far as rules of the House are concerned, which appear to me to require a considerable review and revamp.

Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Residential Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I hope there is. Perhaps the Acting Chairman could enlighten me.

Seanad: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Amendment No. 1 to section 1 is a technical amendment to update the citation provisions for the Civil Registration Acts, which are consequent upon the changes being introduced in this Bill. The combined effect of amendments Nos. 2 to 4, inclusive, to the same section is to provide that the commencement order for Part 3, which amends the Civil Registration Act 2004, will be subject to...

Seanad: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Amendments Nos. 5 and 6 are technical amendments to section 2. The purpose of amendment No. 6 is to clarify that the term "applicant", as used in the context of section 8, means that an applicant is defined in section 4. The term is used in section 4 where an application is being made for a presumption of death order. It is also used in section 8 where a variation order is being sought for...

Seanad: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: A series of technical amendments are made in sections 4 and 5. Amendments Nos. 7, 11 and 13 in sections 4 and 5 provide for the deletion of text which was regarded as extraneous. Amendments Nos. 8 to 10, inclusive, and amendment No. 12 in section 5, merely concern punctuation.

Seanad: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Amendment No. 14 to section 15 provides that neither Part 5 nor Part 5A of the 2004 Act shall apply to a presumed death. This amendment also corrects an earlier omission of a reference to Part 5A. Part 5 concerns the registration of deaths in general and Part 5A concerns the keeping of a record of deaths abroad. The other amendments to section 15 concern the process of the registration of...

Seanad: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I might make a brief concluding remark.

Seanad: Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I want to acknowledge the importance of this legislation. We have had an interesting debate and I am pleased to see that this worthwhile proposal is in its final steps. I acknowledge the contribution of everybody involved, but in particular I acknowledge the contribution of Senator Colm Burke for bringing the Bill forward in the first place. I am pleased we were able to work together on...

Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: This group of amendments will extend the mandatory retirement age of coroners, and deputy coroners, from 70 to 72. This change accords with Government policy on extending mandatory retirement ages, in line with increases in healthy and productive life expectancy. It responds to a long-standing request by the coroners’ representative body for extension for coroners’ mandatory...