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Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: In good faith, I will withdraw amendments Nos. 66 and 69.

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 72:In page 53, line 21, to delete "3 years" and substitute "6 months". The basis for this amendment is fairly self-explanatory. We feel a three year review for those under the old ward of court system is too long. The review should be carried out within six months to allow these people benefit from the new legislation. Amendment No. 126 argues that persons subject to...

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 66:In page 49, to delete lines 34 to 41, and in page 50, to delete lines 1 to 3 and substitute the following:“(8) A decision-making representative for a relevant person shall not do an act that is intended to restrain the relevant person unless—(a) the relevant person lacks capacity in relation to the matter in question or the decision-making representative...

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is because he is. He is the prime gurrier in these Houses.

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Deputy Martin is more hardline than MI5 and the DUP. He is worse than the DUP.

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Fianna Fáil is the republican party.

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Laugh it off.

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Two Mother Teresas.

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Very good. MI5 would love that.

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is shameful. The Deputy is a gurrier, a political gurrier.

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report Stage (21 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I apologise as I understand I missed amendment No. 63. I had to take an urgent call and I ask the Minister of State to consider the principle of the amendment in the Seanad. I am speaking on amendments Nos. 66 and 69. Amendment No. 66 relates to what Deputy O'Dowd said. The issue of restraint of relevant persons is addressed by a reference to restrictions on decision-making...

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report Stage (21 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Amendment No. 66 not moved.

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report Stage (21 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This is a welcome initiative by the Minister of State and appears to address one of the key concerns we had and in respect of which I resubmitted amendments. While I think the Minister of State has addressed the concerns, I will reflect on the wording and intent of the amendments notwithstanding that I will be mindful to withdraw them when we come to them later. There are some concerns and,...

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report Stage (21 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The key issue NGOs and the Centre for Disability Law and Policy at NUIG have raised is that the legislation must comply with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. That is the key concern they have and, obviously, it is an important one. I ask that the Minister of State continues to engage with these civil society partners who work at the frontline. In fairness to the...

Other Questions: Garda Investigations (20 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The revelations made on the RTE "Prime Time" programme confirmed all the concerns of Opposition Members. They showed a cursory examination of documentation by barristers, a failure to interview families who submitted allegations and a failure to access Garda Síochána files. The Minister must accept that this is not the response required in light of the scale of public concern....

Other Questions: Crime Levels (20 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I had put my hand up because I had tabled a priority question but the sequencing rescheduling today meant I lost out on that priority question which concerned Garda station closures. The president of the Garda Representative Association, speaking on the radio today, clearly linked the closure of 139 Garda stations with the increase in burglaries. He is in a position to know about this....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Cross-Border Co-operation (20 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am pleased to hear the Minister is open to the suggestion on diesel laundering, cigarette smuggling, cattle rustling, petrol stretching and other types of criminality. Wherever there is a border in Europe, never mind on the island of Ireland, there is an opportunity for criminals to take advantage of it. The fact that we have good co-operation between the PSNI and An Garda...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Cross-Border Co-operation (20 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am mindful that the recommendation from the British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly follows its meetings with senior police officers, county managers and a range of key stakeholders. I met senior gardaí and PSNI officers in my role as justice spokesperson and strongly believe that we need a joint task force. We need to join up the capacity on the island to tackle the problem. I...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Cross-Border Co-operation (20 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 104. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has held discussions with the Minister of Justice in the Northern Ireland Assembly, Mr. David Ford, on the proposal by the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, BIPA, for the establishment of a permanent cross-Border task force aimed at targeting organised criminal gangs involved with cross-Border illicit trade; and if she supports the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Cross-Border Co-operation (20 Oct 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: As the Minister knows, BIPA conducted an extensive investigation into cross-Border crime over the course of almost a year. To tackle criminality, one of the BIPA's key recommendations was for a cross-Border task force involving the policing and revenue services on this island and with a dedicated all-Ireland focus. Does the Minister support this proposal and will she work with her...