Results 61-80 of 1,033,435 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Tom Kitt OR speaker:Denis Naughten OR speaker:Duncan Smith OR speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív) in 'Committee meetings'

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (18 Jun 2024)

Denis Naughten: I understand that only a small amendment is required.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (18 Jun 2024)

Denis Naughten: I believe I speak on behalf of all the members here by saying that if the Minister wishes for and seeks a waiver on the pre-legislative scrutiny, the committee would be very amenable to that request in order to expedite the matter. It is a Supreme Court judgment-----

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (18 Jun 2024)

Denis Naughten: -----and we do not have a lot of flexibility in relation to that. We do not want to impede the passage of that legislation. If that request were made, the committee would look at it favourably.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (18 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It would be complex enough, would it not? The Minister has to draw the line somewhere.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (18 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes, but there will be a line drawn somewhere.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (18 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Could the secretariat give us a copy of those relevant sections of the Act-----

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (18 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: -----to which the Minister is referring.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (18 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes, but obviously, that does not apply today to as many people as this is going to apply to. In other words, this has to become administratively possible in a fairly simple form for people who are going to qualify and administratively possible for people who are not going to qualify because, obviously, there will be quite a few people. It is that fine line that is going to cause the grief....

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (18 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will put it this way; nobody has ever come to me and cited that law. I know there are going to be plenty of people coming to me on this one. That is the difference. Money is involved. There is going to be a cut-off point and there are going to be judgments involved. When we are dealing with something that is black and white, such having contributions and whatever, it is much easier....

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (18 Jun 2024)

Denis Naughten: It may be helpful to have a briefing from officials when the Minister has the draft available to provide the type of clarity, which is important and has been indicated by Deputy Ó Cuív. We also need to try to facilitate the expeditious enactment of it if we can. We can find a balance between both sides on it.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (18 Jun 2024)

Denis Naughten: I will put on the record that the committee will insofar as is possible facilitate an expeditious passage of this legislation.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (18 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have one final question. Let us say a person qualifies. In the old days, if people qualified for a widow's pension, the way they lost that was if they got married. Now, presumably, they equally lose it if they become a cohabitant again. These are the kinds of blurred lines.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (18 Jun 2024)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I accept that, but I am saying that these are the kinds of blurred lines that in my view exist around the definition of what is a new cohabitant or whatever. I would be interested in those definitions. I foresee that will be a challenge when it is not something very finite. Marriage is a legal contract, so it is very definable. In this case, however, I am interested to see where the lines...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (18 Jun 2024)

Denis Naughten: The Minister's officials present, who have been very helpful to the committee, will engage with the clerk. There is a willingness to see whether we can move this forward.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (18 Jun 2024)

Denis Naughten: That concludes the committee's business in public session. I propose the committee goes into private session to consider an item of business. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Message to Dáil (18 Jun 2024)

Denis Naughten: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands has completed its consideration of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024. Under Standing Order 100(2), this shall be deemed to be the report of the select committee on the Bill.

Protection of Accident Victims from Non-Consensual Recording of Images Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Jun 2024)

Duncan Smith: I thank the Minister of State and his officials. I certainly took those points in the manner in which they were intended, that is, constructively. I will go back and look at them all in an attempt to improve this and bring it forward to Committee Stage. This is exactly how this Parliament should work in terms of putting something forward and having a good reasoned debate and then getting...

Protection of Accident Victims from Non-Consensual Recording of Images Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Jun 2024)

Question put and agreed to.

Protection of Accident Victims from Non-Consensual Recording of Images Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Jun 2024)

Cuireadh an Dáil ar athló ar 4.09 p.m. go dtí 2 p.m., Dé Máirt, an 18 Meitheamh 2024. The Dáil adjourned at at 4.09 p.m. until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, 18 June 2024.

Protection of Accident Victims from Non-Consensual Recording of Images Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Does Deputy Lawless wish to contribute?