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Topical Issue Debate: Supreme Court Rulings (31 May 2017)

David Stanton: The judgment was only published yesterday. We will take time to examine it carefully and will move as quickly as possible, as Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin urged, to bring forward legislation. We welcome the judgment. I point out that the lower courts went the other way in this case, but the Supreme Court has now clarified the matter. However, there are other implications which must be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

David Stanton: I thank the committee for its willingness to deal with this matter today. I appreciate that the issues before us do not, at first glance, seem to be the most interesting or significant by contrast with those the committee normally deals with. As members know, the scrutiny of these proposals by the committee is a necessary step in facilitating the moving of the motions in both Houses of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

David Stanton: I suppose the Lisbon treaty ensures all three institutions are involved as well as member states. I remember when I chaired this committee that we dealt with quite a number of motions dealing with the European Commission as well. At one stage we sent a reasoned opinion. There was involvement and it is up to committees and parliaments to decide how much involvement and scrutiny they want....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

David Stanton: We are not giving more power to the Commission and it can be revoked at any time anyway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

David Stanton: This does not give any more powers to the Commission.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

David Stanton: No, and it can be revoked at any time in any event.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

David Stanton: This whole thing is limited to providing an agreed legal framework between EU member states for mutual recognition and enforcement of national insolvency procedures in insolvency cases with a cross-border dimension. The Deputy is correct in what he is saying there. This would be where a insolvent company or individual has branches or assets in more than one member state. It sets out agreed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

David Stanton: The proposal before the committee relates solely to the fact that Poland has changed its insolvency laws. That is what it is all about. We are just acknowledging that. I am recording it, recognising it and buying into it. That is all that is involved here, nothing else. No other change is being made.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

David Stanton: Ireland opted into the adoption and application of the recast regulation in accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol following approval by the Dáil and Seanad on 26 May 2013. All we are doing today and all this is about is recognising the fact that Poland has changed and updated its laws. Once a change is made in whatever member state, we have to go through this procedure in all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

David Stanton: The matters before us today are purely technical and, as the Chairman says, the examination we are undertaking today is an important element in the integrity of Protocol 21. That is one we share with the United Kingdom. Denmark is not involved here. Denmark is only bound by the regulation concerning the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents in civil or commercial matters. That...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

David Stanton: It is a completely separate matter, but we expect heads of the legislation will be sent to the committee in a matter of weeks. It will update certain provisions but will not include the establishment of a regulator as such. It will update a great deal of the 1956 legislation which is completely unfit for purpose and out of date. The heads of the Bill will be published in a matter of weeks,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

David Stanton: As I said previously, I am interested in establishing an interim regulator's office. We suggested in the committee a while ago that we would set that up because, having looked at regulation internationally, it is extremely complex and changing by the day with the online stuff that is going on. There is a huge amount of work to be done there. I have been working to establish an interim...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

David Stanton: God is not saying.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

David Stanton: The pre-legislative scrutiny must be done first, as the Chairman, has said.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

David Stanton: Well, pre-Committee scrutiny.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

David Stanton: It was agreed in Government to move it on and not to oppose it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

David Stanton: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

David Stanton: The Dáil reform committee is meeting this morning to discuss all those matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

David Stanton: As I said, the Dáil reform committee is meeting within the hour to discuss this very matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

David Stanton: Indeed. I thank the Chairman.