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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: On the removal of legal aid, would the ICI have concerns about a person's innocence until proven guilty? I ask the witnesses to clarify the ICI's position on the proposal that legal aid be removed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am mindful of the fact that the two most recent speakers are probably some of the few who will advocate for a different position from that espoused by the Turn Off the Red Light campaign. It might be important to give them more speaking time to have a balance.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I have a few brief questions as I am trying to achieve a balance. I have two questions that come from a different perspective from that of my other questions. One of the problems with the current legislation is that in order for a person availing of the service of a prostitute to be convicted of availing of someone who has been trafficked, it must be proved that he or she knew the person...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: My first question related to trafficking and the problem with the current legislation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We may reconvene later.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I have a follow-on question. We are all agreed upon the need for a change of culture among men in respect of this issue. We must engage with every means we can. Do we require two approaches first, before a change of legislation? The first concerns a comprehensive effort by all agencies, including television advertisers, to change the culture that facilitates this. In every small town in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I welcome the delegates. Sinn Féin has historically taken the approach of trying to protect the women who find themselves in this situation and assist them by giving them every support to have an exit strategy in place. There are concerns about the Swedish model. Ms Hetherington cited the recent report and said the level of street prostitution had halved. What is the benchmark for...
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Civil Defence Bill 2012: Committee Stage
Civil Defence Bill 2012: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2012) Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: When will a copy of the Bill, as amended by the committee, be circulated because the deadline for amendments is 11 a.m. on Friday, 14 December 2012?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Civil Defence Bill 2012: Committee Stage
Civil Defence Bill 2012: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2012) Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The deadline for Report Stage amendments is this Friday at 11 a.m. so we need to have the text of the Bill.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Civil Defence Bill 2012: Committee Stage
Civil Defence Bill 2012: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2012) Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Could that be e-mailed to our office because we will be producing some amendments?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Civil Defence Bill 2012: Committee Stage
Civil Defence Bill 2012: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2012) Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am not challenging the Chair's ruling. I simply request that the Minister of State note the intent of the amendment. I will not come back with an adapted amendment on Report Stage but I ask the Minister of State to note that we are trying to maintain the balance of skills.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Civil Defence Bill 2012: Committee Stage
Civil Defence Bill 2012: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2012) Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is fine.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Civil Defence Bill 2012: Committee Stage
Civil Defence Bill 2012: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2012) Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 2: In page 8, before section 13, to insert the following new section: "13.-The Minister shall ensure that each local authority is resourced accordingly in order to fulfil its civil defence plans as set out in section 12 of this Act.".Under the existing Civil Defence board, there is a criteria for allocation of funding to local authorities. It is obliged to compile a...
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Civil Defence Bill 2012: Committee Stage
Civil Defence Bill 2012: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2012) Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is an important point.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Civil Defence Bill 2012: Committee Stage
Civil Defence Bill 2012: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2012) Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I want to press it.
- Business of Dáil (12 Dec 2012)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: On a point of order-----
- Business of Dáil (12 Dec 2012)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: -----yesterday the Taoiseach was asked to withdraw a remark-----
- Business of Dáil (12 Dec 2012)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: -----and the Ceann Comhairle did not apply the same standard to him.
- Business of Dáil (12 Dec 2012)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yesterday the Taoiseach did exactly the same thing as Deputy Joan Collins but the Ceann Comhairle did not apply the same standard to him.
- Business of Dáil (12 Dec 2012)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This is a case of double standards.