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Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2017)

David Stanton: The UK has put it in. It is possible to put anything into legislation.

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2017)

David Stanton: We want to ensure it will work and do what it is intended to do. There is a technical problem anyway, but I do not want to use that. I am more interested in substantive reasons. I am very open to this. Let us engage on it in the meantime and see if on Report Stage together we can come up with something that will work. I am not making a promise now on this because I cannot do that at this...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2017)

David Stanton: These amendments are similar to what we discussed earlier in some ways. I fully appreciate what Senators have attempted to provide for in their amendments. They seek to provide guidance for the courts when considering applications for orders. In attempting to help the court reach a determination on whether a domestic violence order is appropriate, the factors that Senators propose to...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2017)

David Stanton: If there is a specified list, however, could the argument be made that it could become in some way or another predominant? The way the Bill is drafted at present means it is very open. An applicant can bring any issue he or she wishes to the court's attention and it is very broad. I have listened to what Members have said and we will take those points away and go through them. We can...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2017)

David Stanton: I acknowledge the sincerity and the work which has gone into these amendments. I have said that I wish to examine further the texts of all the amendments tabled on this issue and to take into account the points which Senators have made during the debate. We are in consultation with the Attorney General and the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel on this matter. There are two issues under...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2017)

David Stanton: I think we run a risk with the lists. There are arguments for and against what is proposed here. I have an open mind on it. I want to go away and consider it further. I am concerned about suggestions that we might have to limit the discretion of judges. We should not be doing that.

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2017)

David Stanton: The point as I heard it, and I stand to be corrected, was that judges have too wide a discretion. That point was made, as was the point that we should narrow their discretion.

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2017)

David Stanton: The point about judges receiving training and education is important, but I would like to caution about limiting discretion. There may be issues that might arise, and which might be brought before a court by an applicant, which might not be covered here, even with the catch-all provision. I ask for the indulgence to take an opportunity to study this further. We are in consultation with the...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2017)

David Stanton: I do not know. I am sorry. I will come back to the Senator.

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2017)

David Stanton: Again, it has to go to the Dáil and we are in the hands of the Business Committee there. It makes decisions on the processing of proposed legislation. There are two weeks left before the recess.

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2017)

David Stanton: It is unlikely to get through. There is no enormous urgency in the House. We can reach the deadline of 7 p.m. I have spoken to the Leader, who was under the impression that the debate was to terminate at 6.45 p.m. However, we are in the hands-----

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2017)

David Stanton: Senator Norris only asked for one.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Data (4 Jul 2017)

David Stanton: Persons who have been invited to the State either as programme refugees under the resettlement programme or as relocated persons under the EU burden sharing programme, do not avail of a place finders service. Instead the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) liaises with local authorities and the Irish Red Cross, which organisations identify appropriate dwellings for those in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Data (4 Jul 2017)

David Stanton: As I set out in Parliamentary Question 855 of 20 June 2017, there are 399 persons residing in State provided accommodation with some form of permission to remain in the State. Of those 399 persons, 247 are adults and 152 are children.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2017)

David Stanton: I am happy to proceed.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2017)

David Stanton: A lot of work has gone into this and it has been taken very seriously. I recognise that the amendments proposed by Deputies Daly and Wallace are intended to put in place a dedicated index for adjustment of periodic payments orders, as recommended by the High Court working group on medical negligence and periodic payments. The intention is to enable periodic payments to be index-linked to...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2017)

David Stanton: Yes. Under amendment No. 5, the "Minister shall, within 12 months of the enactment of this Part," create this index, start using it, make regulations and use it "along with" the other index. However, the amendment does not make it clear how this is to be done and which of the two indices is to be given the greater weighting, if any. When the UK did something similar, people ended up...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2017)

David Stanton: Five years.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2017)

David Stanton: According to the amendment, "within 12 months of the enactment of this Part," this index should be prepared and so forth. We are saying that the legislation will be reviewed comprehensively at the five-year mark. That gives us a reasonable amount of time to assess how it is working. Deputy O'Callaghan is right, in that this legislation is required as soon as possible. We need to get it...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2017)

David Stanton: I stand over what I have said already. I do not doubt at all the dedication of people who have thought about and put work into this. I welcome it. There are, I am told, approximately 30 relevant cases each year, which is a relatively small number. It would take five years to bed this in. The Bill states on page 11: "The Minister shall, not less than 5 years after the commencement of this...