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Seanad: Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (8 Feb 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 5: In page 44, line 35, to delete "recommendation of the Minister" and substitute "advice of the Government". We believe the section as drafted is unconstitutional because the President's statutory powers could only be exercised on the advice of the Government and not just a Minister. I refer the Minister to Article 13.11 of the Constitution. Also, as ordinary judges...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (8 Feb 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank the Minister for accepting the amendments.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (8 Feb 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 6: In page 44, line 37, after "judge" to insert the following: "and where more than one such judge is appointed, may so appoint one such judge to be Chief Military Judge". This amendment provides for the chief judge to be appointed on the advice of the Government and not by the Judge Advocate General, as currently provided under section 184N. In our amendment No. 11 we...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (8 Feb 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 9: In page 46, line 12, after "his" to insert "or her". This is a gender proofing amendment on which I would like to her the Minister's view.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (8 Feb 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: If our amendment was accepted, the Interpretation Act would still apply to the parent legislation. This would be new legislation to which the Interpretation Act did not apply because it would be clear that it referred to "his" or "her". I do not understand the reason the Minister will not accept the amendment.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (8 Feb 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 12: In page 47, line 20, to delete "recommendation" and substitute "advice".

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (8 Feb 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 13: In page 53, to delete lines 6 and 7. It is strange to disqualify persons with legal qualifications from sitting as members of a court-martial. We recognise that lawyers cannot sit on juries but they are allowed to do so in the UK.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (8 Feb 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 14: In page 57, line 17, after "remain" to insert the following: "and shall prohibit any publication, broadcast or dissemination of anything which could identify the complainant or, unless he or she is convicted, the accused person". The purpose of this amendment is to make it clear that the same rules about non-publication of the identity of the parties involved, as in...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (8 Feb 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 15: In page 62, line 29, after "committed" to insert the following: ", or, where such person is incapacitated or deceased, on the application of a person who is the spouse or relative of such person". The purpose of the amendment is to allow for victim impact statements by relatives of a deceased or incapacitated person in a court-martial. This is very much part of the...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (8 Feb 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Is the Minister satisfied that, as it stands, it will be possible to hear victim impact statements at courts-martial?

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (8 Feb 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 23: In page 79, line 33, after "as" to insert the following: "Coiste Rialacha na nArmchúirteanna or in the English language as". This amendment proposes to insert an Irish title for the courts-martial rules committee.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (8 Feb 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 24: In page 80, lines 16 and 17, to delete "the Director General of the Office of". As the Attorney General is the political head of the Office of the Attorney General, he, rather than the director general, should nominate a person to be a member of the rules committee.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (31 Jan 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: I have been reading a report published by Mr. Dick Marty in June 2006. He refers to the human dimension of rendition. He considers the human impact in two ways, the practice of preparing a detainee to be deported and the grave, long-lasting psychological damage inflicted by extraordinary rendition. He refers to many different types of victims of the process but the methodology of treatment...

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Jan 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Will the Leader arrange a debate with the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, on the definition of the phrase "affordable house"? The Minister was quoted the other day indicating that an affordable house is one which costs approximately 80% of its market value. The figure has varied, increasing from 50% to 60%, then to75%, and more recently to 80%....

Seanad: Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank the Minister of State and his staff. Unfortunately, I did not get a chance to attend the Order of Business this morning. I thank the Cathaoirleach for his work during the year. Several weeks ago in the heat of a debate I claimed he was unfair to me. It is the opposite. He is very fair, patient and reasonable, a commonly held view. My Labour Party local organisation often urges...

Seanad: Garda Reform: Statements (13 Dec 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I commend the work that went into the various tribunal and inspectorate reports and the report by Senator Maurice Hayes and the advisory group on Garda management. The work was carried out with such attention to detail and each report contains several recommendations against which no one can argue. The tribunals were examples of those that have worked. The interim reports allowed...

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 4: In page 8, subsection (1)(b), lines 10 and 11, to delete "the required particulars of the will" and substitute the following: "the particulars set forth in the Schedule to the Registration of Wills Act 2006". The purpose of this amendment is to tidy up the Bill in the manner used in respect of other legislation. Senator Leyden has picked up some up of what we have...

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 8: In page 8, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following subsection: "(5) Information to be registered shall not include any information regarding the contents of the will, the assets or the testator or the identity of the beneficiaries.". I accept that Senator Leyden intends that the register should not be used to provide information regarding the contents of a...

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: Amendment No. 10 is important because the gist of it is that we cannot presume from the registration of a will or otherwise under this system that it is the only will or that the will still exists, as set out in the various subsections to the new section. It is important for that to be clear. While Senator Leyden's Bill is welcome, problems surround it. Senator Leyden said he had received...

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I do not think Senator Leyden was listening either.