Results 6,201-6,220 of 14,127 for speaker:David Stanton
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Sep 2015)
David Stanton: I welcome the Minister and her officials. Please turn off all mobile phones or put them on aeroplane mode, as phones in silent mode cause interference with the recording equipment. I have not received notice of any amendments, but if anyone wishes to comment on a section or give notice that they wish to table an amendment on Report Stage, please stop me when we reach the relevant section....
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Sep 2015)
David Stanton: That is fine. Members can comment and ask questions on the section.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Sep 2015)
David Stanton: Does the Minister want to come back in?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Sep 2015)
David Stanton: Okay. Deputy McNamara has given notice of his intention to table an amendment on Report Stage and I thank him for that. Does anybody else want to come in on this?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Sep 2015)
David Stanton: As long as the Deputy raises the matter at any time during this meeting, that is enough.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Sep 2015)
David Stanton: Yes.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Sep 2015)
David Stanton: The Deputy is flagging the intention to table a number of amendments on Report Stage around this general issue of pensions. The Deputy mentioned what the courts are doing or not doing. I do not know if the Minister wishes to respond to that. She does not have to.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Sep 2015)
David Stanton: The Deputy can decide what he wants to do.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Sep 2015)
David Stanton: It is a case of expanding the types of people who can preside over these marriages.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Sep 2015)
David Stanton: Yes, now is the time.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Sep 2015)
David Stanton: I thank the Minister and her officials for attending.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Message to Dáil (30 Sep 2015)
David Stanton: In accordance with Standing Order 87 the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality has completed its consideration of the Marriage Bill 2015 and has made no amendments thereto.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (30 Sep 2015)
David Stanton: Apologies have been received from Deputies Anne Ferris and Niall Collins and Senator Denis O'Donovan. The purpose of this part of the meeting is to receive a briefing from the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner, ORAC, and the Irish Nationalisation and Immigration Service, INIS. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. David Costello, the Refugee Applications Commissioner, and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (30 Sep 2015)
David Stanton: That is probably a matter for the foreign affairs or European affairs committees, but seeing as some of those people will be coming here anyway------
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (30 Sep 2015)
David Stanton: Has it been identified where these reception centres are going to be yet?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (30 Sep 2015)
David Stanton: As the Deputy said, many people have been awaiting processing, some of them for a number of years. Could Mr. Kirrane comment on it? It is of concern to members and we would like to know why it is taking so long to process them. Are there people who have been cleared but have not moved out of the centres?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (30 Sep 2015)
David Stanton: Does Mr. Kirrane wish to address that issue?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (30 Sep 2015)
David Stanton: May I intercede for a moment? Deputy Finian McGrath mentioned this issue earlier. How many offers or pledges are being processed by the Red Cross and can Mr. Kirrane tell the committee a little about them?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (30 Sep 2015)
David Stanton: Sorry, Mr. Kirrane, I have to suspend the meeting as we have to attend a vote in the House.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (30 Sep 2015)
David Stanton: Could Mr. Kirrane tell us how many are in direct provision?