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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Public Petitions Received (16 Oct 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We will encourage the petitioner to engage directly with that process. It is the appropriate process rather than this committee. Is that agreed? Agreed. The next petition is No. 67/12 from Mr. Liam Tuathail in respect of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2010. He states that it is unjust and unfair and that the State is reneguing on contractual agreements.

Order of Business (16 Oct 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: And the supports for education.

Order of Business (16 Oct 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: A Cheann Comhairle, the word "lie" was used. That is outside Standing Orders.

Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Fourteen million euro for the youth guarantee scheme.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals: Discussion with Department of Justice and Equality (16 Oct 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank Mr. Andrew Munro and Ms Una Murphy for their help. I have read the briefing. There would obviously be a concern around subsidiarity. The Department of Justice and Equality has not specifically pointed it out but it has, as the witnesses have done, pointed out the practical issues of implementation. From a broader point of view, the concept of a European constitution and us all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals: Discussion with Department of Justice and Equality (16 Oct 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I apologise. Therefore, we can ask questions around it. I have decided on this and that was probably clear from my questions.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (15 Oct 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 275. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Government intends to opt in to the new EU directive on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and in European arrest warrant proceedings. [43579/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Issues (15 Oct 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 438. To ask the Minister for Health when the new multi task assistants will take up their positions at Carndonagh Hospital, County Donegal. [43568/13]

Second Report of the Convention on the Constitution (Women in the Home): Statements (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will only be approximately ten minutes. The rightful position of women in Irish society is as equals in every way. The 1937 Constitution should be amended to entrench unambiguously women's equality in all aspects of life as part of a comprehensive bill or charter of rights. Constitutional recognition should also be given to the unquestionable economic and social value of unpaid...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (10 Oct 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 37. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on steps taken to enhance the engagement of the local manufacturing sector with Island wide networks. [42584/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (10 Oct 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 42. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps taken to develop an Island-wide employment and growth strategy. [42585/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Public Petitions Received: Discussion (9 Oct 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I understand the committee has recommended that we will forward the latest correspondence we have received to the petitioner. We propose to close the petition because we feel we, as a committee, cannot do more with it at this point. As Deputy Kitt advised, even though we have closed the petition, we will also seek an update from the relevant agencies as we move forward. Although at this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Public Petitions Received: Discussion (9 Oct 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will refer to a number of petitions on which we have had a chance to deliberate and all of which have been deemed inadmissible. They are: Petition No. 1/13 from Mr. Guy Le Jeune seeking the introduction of legislation to criminalise non-delivery of commitments made during election and referendum campaigns; petition No. 13/13 from Mr. Anthony McMahon regarding an alleged miscarriage of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Public Petitions Received: Discussion (9 Oct 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Is that agreed by the committee? Agreed. That is the recommendation. The next petition for consideration is No. 54/12 from Mr. Tom Kelly regarding the introduction of the 0.6% pension levy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Public Petitions Received: Discussion (9 Oct 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Is that agreed? Agreed. That recommendation will be acted upon. The next petition for consideration is No. 57/12 from Mr. Jason O'Sullivan seeking to have the pharmaceutical product Roaccutane taken off the market. We have had a lengthy engagement with this petition and we deliberated on it further today.

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Second Stage (9 Oct 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is a Sinn Féin fly.

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Second Stage (9 Oct 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The idea of establishing a DNA databank has been with us since the early 2000s and as all Members are aware, there have been a number of varying attempts to have it implemented here in Ireland. Such attempts have faced a number of obstructions, most notably in 2008 vis-à-vis the decision in the case of S and Marper v. the United Kingdom when the European Court of Human Rights held that...

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Second Stage (9 Oct 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is a fan of oratory. In some cases, forensic evidence also can be crucial to avoiding wrongful conviction while the true culprit evades justice. The use of forensic science to solve criminal cases is growing globally. A multidisciplinary field that embraces chemistry, physics, botany, zoology and medicine, forensic science includes the identification of human bodies or traces....

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Second Stage (9 Oct 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am very close to concluding. If it is all right, I can wrap up within two minutes.

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Second Stage (9 Oct 2013)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Very well. I will be brief. I reiterate this Bill should have been referred to the Irish Human Rights Commission. I also wish to talk about innocent people who were affected by this in the past. On a practical level and noting the Minister's assurances, is he satisfied the forensic science laboratory has the necessary equipment, resources and staff to meet the demands of this Bill? There...