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Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: I am informed that bookmakers are already subject to fitness and probity under the Betting Acts. On the other issue of gambling, I agree and am disappointed that we have not been able to make more progress on it. Before the end of this session I hope to have the miscellaneous provisions (lotteries and raffles) Bill produced. It is extraordinarily complicated and this area is changing by...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: The purpose of these amendments is to correct a cross-reference.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: I thank the Members of the House for facilitating this early move to Report and Final Stages in this very important legislation with a view to concluding scrutiny of the Bill in this sitting of the Seanad. The support and engagement on this Bill from the Senators has been vital in bringing it so close to completion. I thank the Members.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (11 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: A total of 65 persons resident in the centre concerned currently have leave to remain in Ireland.  This total consists of 17 single adults and 13 family units comprising of a total of 17 adults and 31 children.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: To date in 2018, two Accommodation Centres for persons in the protection process have closed. Georgian Court, Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 closed in February 2018 and Watergate House, Dublin 8 closed in June 2018. The Contractor for Georgian Court  was Old George Limited and the Contractor for Watergate House was Maison Builders Limited. In both cases, the contracts reached the end of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: The following table provides a detailed breakdown of the start and end dates and the value of each contract pertaining to the premises in question. Contracts are not generally made for periods matching a calendar year and can span a number of years or simply a number of months. The table reflects this. The Deputy will also note that the table shows all information from 2006, when...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: There are currently 157 adults and 91 children resident in the centre in question. A total of 65 persons resident in the centre currently have leave to remain in Ireland.  The Department has been informed by the contractor for the centre by letter received on the 3rd October 2018 that they will not be seeking to renew the contract which expires in December 2018. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: European Union Regulations: Motion (10 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: I thank the committee members for their willingness to deal with this matter today. The three-month period during which Ireland can make the necessary notifications of our intention to participate in the adoption and application of a proposed measure is linked with the timing of that proposed measure becoming available in all official EU languages. We became aware during the summer recess...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: European Union Regulations: Motion (10 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: The whole issue is to streamline and modernise the use of digital technology and video conferencing. It is not proposed to change the arrangements whereby the Courts Service acts as a transmitting and receiving agency under the regulation. These functions are undertaken by the court registrar. I understand the process of centralising these functions is at an early stage of implementation....

Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap) Information Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (3 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: I will speak to the amendment.

Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap) Information Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (3 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: I noticed that.

Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap) Information Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (3 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: Will I get a chance to come back in later on?

Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap) Information Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (3 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: The amendment proposes to insert a new subsection (7) into section 32A to provide that a company which employs more than 100 staff and which contravenes the provisions of a gender pay gap information scheme shall have its company title published by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. That is basically what is at issue here. We do not oppose the amendment.

Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap) Information Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (3 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: No.

Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap) Information Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (3 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: Let me continue.

Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap) Information Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (3 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: However, the general scheme of the Gender Pay Gap Information Bill contains provisions under which contraventions of gender pay gap reporting regulations would be made public. Head 4 of that Bill would permit the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission to apply to the Circuit Court for an order requiring an employer to comply with the regulations. These proceedings would, of course, be...

Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap) Information Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (3 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: I appreciate the energy and urgency in respect of this concept of the gender pay gap. Senators already alluded to the fact that it is not a simple topic but that matters become quite complex when we start to drill down into it. This is a very important issue and those on all sides are taking it seriously. There is no division in the House on the matter. I caution, however, that we should...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Budget 2019 (3 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: It is not the practice to disclose information of this kind in advance of the Budget Statement and publication of the Estimates of Public Expenditure which will take place next week.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (3 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: The Deputy will be aware that the Government, on 10 January 2018, approved a number of proposals from myself to update and modernise the earlier proposals set out in the 2013 General Scheme of the Gambling Control Bill. A significant amount of work has been undertaken within Government to develop revised proposals which better reflect the required extent of the State’s engagement with...

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (2 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: On behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, I thank Deputy Kelleher for the further responses he has provided on this proposed Bill. I also thank those Members who have participated in enriching our debate on Second Stage. As the Minister stated, there is a common objective shared by Deputy Kelleher's Bill and the Government's initiative of establishing the cost of...