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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (17 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (17 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: Yes. It will be some months before the final version of the directive is agreed by the European Parliament. Once this happens and the directive is adopted, the Office of the Attorney General and my Department will examine to decide whether there are areas of our domestic law which will require reform, amendment or addition in order to ensure that Ireland implements the directive in full....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (17 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: No. There was a row among member states with regard to the envisaged legal base. Agreement must be reached by the member states on the final version of the directive. Happily, the Irish Presidency has concluded and effecting agreement with the European Parliament will be a matter for the Lithuanian Presidency - if the matter is rapidly progressed - or by the Greek Presidency. Everything...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (17 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I thank the Chairman. In the context of this matter, the term "JHA" refers to justice and home affairs. I realise we use acronyms and letters and if one is not familiar with them it can sound a little odd. I thank the committee for making time available to discuss this motion today. The motion relates to the exercise by the State of the option which Ireland has to take part in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (17 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: Thank you, Chairman. I thank members for attending the meeting today, especially Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn. I am not sure whether he is stalking me or I am stalking him but we seem to be spending a lot of time together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (17 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I was about to say something else, but I fear it would lower the tone. I will be serious instead. The original proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law was communicated by the Commission to the Council on 12 July 2012. Its aim is to replace what is known as the PIF...

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I again thank Members opposite, who at all times have raised appropriate questions on this Bill. They have constructively tabled amendments to it and I thank them for their engagement with it. This is another important reforming measure with regard to the courts system. As I mentioned a moment ago in my exchange with Deputy Niall Collins, it will revise the financial jurisdictional base of...

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 28:In page 46, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 164 of Act of 2012 84. Section 164 of the Act of 2012 is amended by the substitution of the following for subsection (4):“(4) An authorisation to carry on practice as a personal insolvency practitioner, unless sooner surrendered or revoked or otherwise ceasing to be in...

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 29:In page 46, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 37 of Courts of Justice Act 1936 85.Section 37 of the Courts of Justice Act 1936 is amended by the insertion of the following after subsection (1):“(1A) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an appeal shall lie to the High Court sitting in Dublin from every judgment given or...

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I will take the latter issue first. The Deputy may or may not recall, but I believe I mentioned on Second Stage that when the Courts and Court Officers Bill 2002 was enacted it envisaged increases in jurisdiction in the Circuit Court of up to €100,000. Similar objections were raised on the basis that claims would go up. The reality is that the jurisdiction of the courts has not...

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 17:In page 37, after line 34, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 49 of Act of 201255. Section 49 of the Act of 2012 is amended--(a) in subsection (2), by the substitution of “the personal insolvency practitioner, or an employee of that personal insolvency practitioner acting under his or her direction and control, shall hold a meeting”...

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 18:In page 37, after line 34, to insert the following:“Insertion of sections 49A, 49B and 49C in Act of 2012 56. The Act of 2012 is amended by the insertion, after section 49, of the following sections: “Termination by a debtor of his or her appointment of a personal insolvency practitioner 49A. (1) A debtor who has appointed a personal insolvency...

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The deletion of section 55 of the Bill arises as a consequence of amendment No. 17 which has been discussed previously. That amendment provided a change in section 49(2) of the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 to better refer to the more specific instance where an employee of the personal insolvency practitioner could hold a meeting with the debtor in the context of preparing the possible...

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 19:In page 38, to delete line 22 and substitute the following:“(b) by deleting subsection (4), and”.

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 20:In page 41, to delete line 9 and substitute the following:“(c) by deleting subsection (4), and”.

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 21:21. In page 41, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 82 of Act of 2012 67. The Act of 2012 is amended by substituting the following for section 82: “Variation of Debt Settlement Arrangement82. (1) Subject to this section, a Debt Settlement Arrangement may be varied in accordance with its terms. (2) A personal...

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 22:In page 42, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 91 of Act of 2012 70. Section 91(3) of the Act of 2012 is amended by the substitution of “specified in subsection (1)(i)” for “specified in subsection (1)(h)”.”.This amendment corrects a typographical error in a cross-reference contained in...

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 23:In page 42, to delete line 33 and substitute the following:“(b) by deleting subsection (4), and”.

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 24:In page 45, to delete line 15 and substitute the following:“(c) by deleting subsection (4), and”.

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 25:In page 45, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 119 of Act of 2012 79. The Act of 2012 is amended by substituting the following for section 119: “Variation of Personal Insolvency Arrangement 119. (1) Subject to this section, a Personal Insolvency Arrangement may be varied in accordance with its terms.(2) A personal...