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Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Brendan Howlin: The Tánaiste will present it to his colleagues and there will not really be the type of scrutiny I would like.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Micheál Martin: There will be pre-legislative scrutiny.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Brendan Howlin: After the Tánaiste has decided what is going to happen.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Micheál Martin: Pre-legislative scrutiny could change it. I will undertake to discuss this with the Deputy.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Brendan Howlin: I thank the Tánaiste. I will withdraw the amendment.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Seán Canney: Amendments Nos. 2 to 5, inclusive, and Nos. 13 to 18, inclusive, are related. Amendment No. 3 is a physical alternative to No. 2. Amendment No. 5 is a physical alternative to No. 4. Amendment No 14 is a logical alternative to No. 13. Amendment No. 16 is a physical alternative to No. 15. Amendment No. 18 is a physical alternative to No. 17. Amendments Nos. 2 to 5, inclusive, and Nos. 13...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 1: In page 6, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: “Command of the Defence Forces 6. Command of the Defence Force is exercisable as follows: (a) the supreme command of the Defence Forces vested in the President is exercisable by him or her on the advice of the Government; (b) under the supreme command of the President and subject to the...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for the clarification.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Brendan Howlin: -----but the command structure is fundamentally the same. Obviously the primacy of civilian authority over the military remains a critical one. That is understood and a matter of law, as it should be. However, those arrangements and that primacy must have practical application. I think the Tánaiste will agree we need to fundamentally alter the long-standing current provision and give...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Micheál Martin: In fairness, I did not give the Deputy any rote response the last time and I and not going to give him one now.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Brendan Howlin: Good.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)

Micheál Martin: Neither am I going to accept the amendment. I indicated to the Deputy I would be introducing the most comprehensive legislation in terms of command and control within the Defence Forces. In the period between Committee and Report Stages, I have already approved a paper that my officials had done some work on in respect of CHOD, in respect of the recommendation the commission came forward...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (12 Jun 2024)

Paul Murphy: Also on the issue of housing, I am not sure if the Taoiseach saw it but there was a Central Bank report yesterday that projected that more than one quarter of Dublin office space could be vacant over the next two years. This is a potential game-changer as regards the housing crisis. The accommodation in question is a significant untapped resource. Total office space in Dublin was estimated...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (12 Jun 2024)

Cormac Devlin: I know we are dealing with questions to the Taoiseach but Deputy Barry, who is next, might inform the House what happened to his finger. That is a pretty big bandage he is sporting. I know postering is dangerous but-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (12 Jun 2024)

Mick Barry: Do I get an extra 30 seconds to explain? All I will say is that you should be very careful when dealing with sash windows. The Irish Examiner reviewed the Cork city north-west ward on May 31 and included in its report the line "Big issues also include housing and rents, and - surprisingly in a modern city - delivery of clean tap water." It certainly proved to be an issue in the election....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (12 Jun 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: We all welcome the Narrow Water bridge project. We need to ensure it is built on time and on budget. I know Antóin Watters and Fiona Mhic Conchoille would also be very supportive of that. We have to prepare in every way to lessen the impact of the Border. We have to prepare for the eventual stage of there being no Border, which would deal with an awful lot of issues. I was at an...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (12 Jun 2024)

Simon Harris: I will start with that point. I will certainly ensure there is continued engagement with the Northern Ireland Executive. Members of our Government have already had bilateral meetings with the Ministers, Conor Murphy and Caoimhe Archibald. We will continue that engagement. We also want to see the Narrow Water bridge come in on time and on budget. Louth County Council is overseeing that...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (12 Jun 2024)

Paul Murphy: They were moved yesterday with nowhere to go.