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Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: That is very impressive.

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: I wish to be as co-operative as possible while the Minister of State tries to make progress with this Bill. I share Senator Bacik's observation on this amendment, which I support.

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: I move amendment No. 2b: In page 5, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: "(c) if he or she considers it appropriate, where another person is indebted to the debtor or the debtor is in receipt of payments from such third person by reason of employment or otherwise, make an order that all debts or payments owing and/or accruing from such third person to the debtor shall be attached...

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: Does the Minister of State's commitment extend to this amendment as well?

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: I will pursue the amendment on Report Stage.

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: I, too, support the amendment. There is need for greater clarity in the Bill in these circumstances, where vulnerable people are perhaps in over their heads. Where the procedure has run its course and matters are resolved, it should be laid out crystal clear that the matter is closed and there should be no ambiguity about the amount owing.

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: In support of Senator White's amendment, there is reference in subsection (10) to the order. However, the language, "entitled to be released immediately upon payment by him or her ... of the sum of money consisting of the amount of all instalments of the debt and costs which have accrued before, and are unpaid at the date of such order" does not specify the amounts which are the subject of...

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: I support the amendment. It is somewhat like the amendment that the Government has introduced on the judge issuing a warrant where the word "may" has been changed to "shall". This is inviting the judge to sit on his or her hands. It is not a question of limiting the judge's discretion, but it means he or she has to deal with the matter. The phrase "may deal with the matter as if it were",...

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: The Minister of State has clarified the amendment, if not the Bill.

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: I am very surprised by this amendment. I think of a previous amendment in a Bill we dealt with only last week where a sitting High Court judge is asked to be an advisor to the Taoiseach on matters relating to surveillance. I find this merging of the Judiciary and the Executive inappropriate. This issue should not be politicised. We have had experiences in the past of ministerial...

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: The 1940 Act was introduced three years after the Constitution was adopted. We have learnt some things in the intervening 70 years, of which we should take account. I do not understand how it is possible to simply transpose that section with a certain reformulation providing that a Minister may consult the judge who gave the order for imprisonment. While I will not repeat what has been...

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: I move amendment No. 6: In page 8, before section 3, to insert the following new section: "3.—The Enforcement of Court Orders Act 1926 is hereby amended by the insertion of the following section, after section 17: "17A.—All instalment orders made under the aforementioned section must be served, personally, on the judgment debtor and must contain a notification of the consequences of...

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: The fact is that when we speak about the 1940 Act we also speak about the 1926 Act, because the principal Act is the Enforcement of Court Orders Act 1926. The first section of the 1940 Act outlines that the "principal Act" means the 1926 Act. In all the amendments we are speaking about the 1926 and 1940 Court Orders Enforcement Acts. The 1940 Act amends the 1926 Act. The Bill seeks to...

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: It will be pressed on Report Stage.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: Last night, the Local Government (Charges) Bill passed Committee Stage and will be concluded today. It is important legislation to provide for a property tax on second residences and includes in section 1 the Joe Duffy amendment that secured an exemption for mobile homes. There will be many Joe Duffy amendments to another measure which the Government seems intent on introducing, namely,...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: Blame everything on the world economy.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: The Leader has no responsibility. It is all the fault of the world economy.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: That is what I was reminding the Leader about.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: I move amendment No. 1: In page 4, line 31, after "of" to insert "chief". As the Minister of State will know, we on this side of the House support this Bill but our intention with this amendment and others is to ensure the legislation is immune from challenge. As there is an interference with the right to privacy, it is all the more important the Bill should be drafted in such a way as to...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: Yes, I see that. The rank stated is of superintendent.