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Other Questions: Defence Forces Reorganisation (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: What about the murder and mayhem in Israel? What about your friends in Israel who are responsible for murder and mayhem? You welcomed the Minister. What about those people who commit murder and mayhem in Palestine when you are welcoming the Minister?

Other Questions: Defence Forces Reorganisation (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: You endorse them fully so do not use words like murder and mayhem when you endorse that type of approach in Palestine.

Other Questions: Defence Forces Reorganisation (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: No. Your factual statements-----

Other Questions: Defence Forces Reorganisation (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Statements of fact you have made on the record.

Other Questions: Defence Forces Reorganisation (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: PDFORRA represents the overwhelming majority of our Defence Force personnel. It is important we take its analysis seriously, in particular the quotations of its general secretaries and outgoing presidents, some of which Deputy Ó Fearghaíl has already highlighted. In recent years, the Army barracks in Mullingar, Castlebar, Cavan, Lifford, Letterkenny and Longford have been closed,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister will be aware of the growing concern that the Reserve Defence Force is to be depleted by thousands. As a Deputy for Donegal North East, I have met individuals in my constituency who are concerned about the supports for the Reserve Defence Force. They told me about a recruitment day held in one of the community schools when 100 young people expressed a wish to be involved....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The VFM review was initiated by the previous Government. The Reserve Defence Force Representative Association, RDFRA, made very imaginative submissions to the review as to how the Reserve Defence Force could be deployed. We must find ways to deploy the patriotic spirit of the members of the Reserve that do not involve cutting their numbers. The Reserve is a huge resource to the Irish...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To ask the Minister for Defence his views on the future role of the Reserve Defence Forces [48756/12]

Personal Insolvency Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 117:In page 70, line 29, to delete "may" and substitute "shall".The objective of the change in the wording is to compel the practitioner to do his or her job effectively.

Personal Insolvency Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 90:In page 49, line 7, after "domiciled" to insert "and ordinarily resident".The intent of the amendment is to broaden the definition. It is self-evident.

Personal Insolvency Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: For clarification it is "and ordinarily resident". It is to strengthen the provision. I do not know whether this changes the Minister's perspective.

Personal Insolvency Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 91:In page 49, line 12, after "insolvent" to insert the following:", or clearly unable to pay his or her debts as they fall due and it is unlikely that he or she will do so for the duration of the payment plan, as certified by a Personal Insolvency Practitioner".

Personal Insolvency Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 87:In page 43, line 43, after "intermediaries" to insert the following: "and the withdrawal of authorisation of such persons".The objective of this amendment is to provide added protection by the addition of the words "and the withdrawal of authorisation of such persons."

Personal Insolvency Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 31:In page 27, after line 40, to insert the following:“(7) The Minister for Justice and Equality shall, no later than 30 days after the enactment of this Bill publish detailed guidelines concerning the household equipment and appliances that are reasonably necessary to maintain a reasonable standard of living for the debtor and his or her dependants, for the...

Personal Insolvency Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: As I asked last night, is it the objective of the Minister to have guidelines provided when this process is instigated?

Personal Insolvency Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 37:In page 30, line 25, after “particular,” to insert the following:“negotiation with a creditor or creditors with a view to restructuring the terms of a debt owed (including write-downs, reductions of interest rates, lengthening of maturities) to that creditor or creditors, whether as part of any arrears process or otherwise,”.The objective of...

Personal Insolvency Bill: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: One can get a much better car for £1,000 in the North, even allowing for the VRT differential, than in the South. That is almost identical to the amount allowed in the Bill. The road network in the North is superior to that in many areas of rural Ireland, where one needs a reasonable car. I can only speak with knowledge of my own constituency of Donegal North East. In the rural...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Europol Bill 2012: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 26: In page 9, subsection (4), line 45, to delete "30 days" and substitute "14 days".

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Europol Bill 2012: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 8: In page 6, subsection (2), between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following:“(d) jeopardise the human rights of a person.”.This amendment concerns human rights standards in the State. Amnesty International has found that almost every state in the European Union has been guilty of human rights abuses, including abuses on the part of their police services. ...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Europol Bill 2012: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Obviously, there is a resistance to spelling things out in clear terms and outlining the sovereignty of our police service and standards in the State.