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Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: Our amendment does not reintroduce the offence of soliciting. There is an offence of soliciting as it stands, and if our amendment were passed, the situation would be exactly the same tomorrow. If the Minister amended that legislation, we would happily support her. These issues should not be in this legislation. What could have been a really good Bill with really positive protective...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: I support amendment No. 10 which provides for the deletion of a section inserted by the Tánaiste in respect of the criminalisation of the purchase of sex. We propose to remove something the Tánaiste is proposing. It is surprising that people would turn that on its head and choose to translate it into suggesting we propose to remove protections for sex workers. Everyone here is...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: Exactly.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: I move amendment No. 8:In page 18, to delete lines 26 to 30 and substitute the following:“ “relevant person” means—(a) a person whose capacity to consent to a sexual act is called into question, or (b) a person who lacks capacity to consent to a sexual act,and it states that a relevant person’s lack of capacity to consent for the purposes of this Act may...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: I move amendment No. 5:In page 17, to delete lines 7 to 34 and substitute the following:“Abuse of a position of dependence and trust 21. The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993 is amended by substituting the following for section 5:“Offence of abuse of position of dependence and trust 5. (1) Any person who being in a position of dependence and trust—(a) takes...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: I do not agree that the Minister's approach is a functional one. It is a status based approach. She talked about having an obligation under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in relation to the word "protected" but that is out of context. The context is that we have an obligation to provide protection for the rights of people with disabilities, not create a new...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: Our amendments in this group are amendments Nos. 5 and 8. I also am sorry that the Minister has not taken on board the points made on Committee Stage and inserted the disability-neutral language that has been very much sought after by disability advocacy groups, while removing the reference to protected persons. Our amendments look to do two things. The first is a new section with neutral...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: I had asked about the Minister's understanding of the section that dealt with somebody being mistaken as to the identity of the person. Could she clarify what that meant, particularly in the scenario I outlined in terms of a transgender person? The Minister can only respond once but these are exceptional measures. I ask her to hold back and Deputies might indicate in advance. Deputy...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: I am very glad that we are having this discussion. It is one that society has engaged in. In some ways we have moved on, and in some ways we have not. While "No" meaning "No" is the general guideline, this amendment seeks to address those grey areas where "No" might not have been expressed or there has been some reinterpretation. As a society, we have advanced. We have moved from the...

Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: The Taoiseach is correct that I have raised detailed points to which I would not expect him to be able to respond today but I do expect him to follow up on this matter. This is a task beyond the Taoiseach. The wholesale illegality is an open secret in the industry. It will not be sorted by any one individual or agency. It requires a multi-task force to intervene to ensure that our laws...

Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: I want to discuss the prestigious, internationally recognised multi-billion euro horse racing industry, which is considered to be one of the jewels in Ireland's crown and where, behind the glistening exterior, lurks a world of vicious exploitation, wholesale and deliberate illegality, ruthless vested interests and criminal behaviour, without any proper oversight or regulation. Tens of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Claims Agency (1 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: 45. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that the number of claims for which damages were paid in maternity services cases jumped from 15 in 2007 to 101 in 2015, an almost seven-fold increase in eight years; if this increase is linked to staff and resource cutbacks over that period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4262/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (1 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: 114. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will review and upgrade the current model of service delivery for children with autism, in view of the fact that numbers of children are currently being blocked from receiving vital developmental services such as speech therapy [4261/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Military Aircraft Landings (1 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: 161. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of formal requests for the search of military planes by An Garda Síochána at Shannon Airport which have been acceded to in the each of the years 2014 to 2016. [4886/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (1 Feb 2017)

Clare Daly: 262. To ask the Minister for Health the provision that has been made to ensure that a Catholic ethos will not impinge on clinical care or decisions at the new national maternity hospital on the St Vincent's University Hospital campus; and the steps the Government has taken to ensure that the ethos of the hospital will be independent of religious influence. [4761/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing (31 Jan 2017)

Clare Daly: 59. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when her Department will make available the conservation rangers reports, veterinary reports and hare capture reports pertaining to the current hare coursing season; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3785/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing (31 Jan 2017)

Clare Daly: 82. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has completed the report into the killing of hares at Rathdowney in November 2016; when the report will be made available; if she will confirm that no licence has been given for a rescheduled event or for the capture of more hares (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3786/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Airport Security (31 Jan 2017)

Clare Daly: 93. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality whether the statement made by a PSNI detective chief superintendent at a meeting of the Northern Irish Assembly justice committee on 19 January 2017 that Border Force is based in Dublin Airport already is in reference to Border Force officials being physically stationed in Dublin Airport or in reference to information sharing between the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Social Enterprise Sector (31 Jan 2017)

Clare Daly: 98. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans in relation to the development of social enterprises across the criminal justice system in view of the established success of such enterprises throughout Europe in securing employment for ex-prisoners and reducing recidivism. [3871/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (31 Jan 2017)

Clare Daly: 102. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to abolish champerty, which appears to continue in the Irish legal system, although it has been outlawed in most other jurisdictions. [3969/17]