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Mediation Bill 2017: Report Stage (11 Jul 2017)

Josepha Madigan: I move amendment No. 26:In page 14, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following:"(9) In order to ensure quality control and ongoing professional development, mediators should be registered with the Council.". To ensure quality control and ongoing professional development, mediators should be registered with the Mediation Council of Ireland. The Minister referred to minimum training. The...

Mediation Bill 2017: Report Stage (11 Jul 2017)

Josepha Madigan: I move amendment No. 27:In page 14, line 28, to delete "advise the client to consider mediation" and substitute "discuss the possibility of engaging in mediation". Discussions with clients about mediation arose when we discussed judicial separation and divorce in the context of family law in sections 5 to 7, inclusive. The use of the term "advise" in this context goes against the voluntary...

Mediation Bill 2017: Report Stage (11 Jul 2017)

Josepha Madigan: I move amendment No. 11:In page 10, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following:“(5) The mediator should abide by the code of practice established under the provisionsspecified in section 9.”. This also relates to the code of practice. Any fundamental principles of a code should have a useful set of definitions and explanations. It would need to be fundamental principles...

Mediation Bill 2017: Report Stage (11 Jul 2017)

Josepha Madigan: No.

Mediation Bill 2017: Report Stage (11 Jul 2017)

Josepha Madigan: I appreciate Deputy O'Callaghan's point. One issue we have had as mediators is quality control. It is a self-regulating profession and as such it is important that all mediators would subscribe to a code of practice. The Mediators Institute of Ireland has a stringent code of practice which ensures that standards are maintained on training and everything else. Its code of ethics is...

Mediation Bill 2017: Report Stage (11 Jul 2017)

Josepha Madigan: Yes. I apologise for not having been here for amendment No. 3.

Mediation Bill 2017: Report Stage (11 Jul 2017)

Josepha Madigan: Regarding amendment No. 5, I wish to bring to the attention of the House, in case anyone is not aware of it, that I have written a book on mediation. I am sorry to refer to my own book but mediation is a very important topic in the context of abuse. As a mediator over many years, I know that screening in mediation is very important, particularly when it comes to domestic abuse. As we all...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Assessments (11 Jul 2017)

Josepha Madigan: 134. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the freeze of local property tax valuations past 2019; his plans to implement further recommendations of the Thornhill report; and the way he plans to mitigate the effects of rapidly rising house prices in places such as Dublin Rathdown. [32363/17]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

Josepha Madigan: They will complain that they were not asked the questions.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

Josepha Madigan: What do we do with unsolicited correspondence? It is almost like An Garda Síochána is trying to confuse us here. How do we deal with this when it comes to producing the report itself? Do we include it or do we not?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

Josepha Madigan: We cannot ask An Garda Síochána anything about the contents of this.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

Josepha Madigan: We should set out exactly what correspondence we have looked for rather than doing it in general terms.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

Josepha Madigan: I had specifically asked the Commissioner about the report and she had said then it would be at the end of the month. In terms of next week, that is really limiting. Did the Commissioner actually say to the Chairman that it will be August?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

Josepha Madigan: I think we should have another meeting then. Perhaps adjourn part of this one.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

Josepha Madigan: They said that last month.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

Josepha Madigan: Did the Commissioner give a reason for the delay?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

Josepha Madigan: It would be good to get an explanation as to what is causing the delay in order that we can understand it.

Order of Business (4 Jul 2017)

Josepha Madigan: I wish to ask about the building control Bill, the general scheme of which was recently published. The Bill will legislate for the registration of building contractors to ensure compliance with improved building standards. This is necessary. In my constituency we have had issues with the Beacon South Quarter and there are other apartment complexes with fire and safety issues and pyrite...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Administration (4 Jul 2017)

Josepha Madigan: 265. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason there are significant delays being experienced in the family district courts at the moment; and the next available court dates in the various courts. [30790/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (4 Jul 2017)

Josepha Madigan: 465. To ask the Minister for Health the financial support available for those seeking to undergo IVF treatment; and his plans to expand existing support [31440/17]