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Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: From the Seanad (1 Jul 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: I would never criticise a Minister or Minister of State for agreeing to an amendment or changing his mind as a Bill progresses through the House. However, in the case of this Bill, as is frequently the case with justice legislation, much of the ingenuity is inspired by the Department and the Minister. The question of why seemingly significant matters are added on Report Stage in the Seanad...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: From the Seanad (1 Jul 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: The legislation is older anyway.

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: From the Seanad (1 Jul 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: I welcome these measures. I met a senior retired civil servant recently and I told him I had just finished tabling the equivalent of amendment No. 21 and that he would in future be able to sit on the appropriate jury. He inquired if I was in my right mind. The point is that if one is in one's right mind, one should have the opportunity to serve. Some older people wish to carry out an act...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: From the Seanad (1 Jul 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: I concur with the sentiments expressed by Deputy D'Arcy and do not want to repeat them. This has been a very important reform in society for people on low incomes and it provides very valuable access to justice for them. I take at face value what the Minister stated about the amendment before us in terms of first satisfying the board itself that it has the power, in certain circumstances,...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: From the Seanad (1 Jul 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: It is somewhat. It is customary for Members to receive a groupings list.

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: From the Seanad (1 Jul 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: In so far as one can tell, the Minister of State's statement is accurate and I have no reason to oppose them.

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: From the Seanad (1 Jul 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: These are common sense, necessary amendments for which we argued as the Bill progressed. They are agreed.

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: From the Seanad (1 Jul 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: I am more puzzled by this group of amendments and would like to hear about their origin from the Minister of State. When the Bill started out in life, it included, essentially, many of the sections that have since become the Legal Services Ombudsman Bill. By agreement, these sections were stripped from the Bill at the time to comprise a stand-alone Bill for all of the reasons we know. It...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: From the Seanad (1 Jul 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: As I understand it, the Minister of State's net point is that this group of amendments essentially amends the Solicitors (Amendment) Act 1994 and, therefore, they are more appropriate to this than to the Legal Services Ombudsman Bill.

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (26 Jun 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the steps being taken to combat the impact of growing unemployment rates in rural and Gaeltacht areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24969/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (26 Jun 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the membership and terms of reference of the national Famine memorial day committee; when he expects that the committee will report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24968/08]

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (25 Jun 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the Data Protection Commissioner's audit of her Department's procedures for processing personal data is finalised; the details of the main conclusions reached; and the action her Department will take on foot of these conclusions. [24797/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Jun 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when she will abolish the cohabitation rule in respect of the one-parent family payment. [24798/08]

Victims' Rights Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: I am glad to have the opportunity, on behalf of the Labour Party, to express our support for the Bill tabled by Deputy Shatter and Fine Gael. We would like a number of issues included on Committee Stage but the Labour Party has no reservation about supporting the thrust of the legislation. It is not just a perception that victims are the forgotten people of the criminal justice system....

Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: I thank the Acting Chairman and Deputy Ciarán Lynch. I did not appreciate that the previous business would be dealt with so quickly. I argued last night for the few meaningful sections of this Bill to be incorporated into the promised sale of alcohol Bill. That would represent a more considered approach to alcohol abuse in our society and its implications for public health and safety....

Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: I wish to raise two matters, one of which relates to the point raised by Deputy Flanagan. My distributed schedule of business states: "Report Stage business planned for schedule next Dáil week, beginning 30 June — Intoxicating Liquor Bill." The Bill only originated in the House after Private Members' business last night. The Bill started life last night and it is suggested in the...

Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: We expressly included it in the motion. The motion reaffirmed sections 2 to 12 and section 5 of the Offences Against the State Act which related to certain inferences that might be drawn. Section 5 of the legislation relates to inferences from failure of accused to mention particular facts. In the 2007 legislation that was repealed by section 3 of the Criminal Justice Act. We went ahead...

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (24 Jun 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if there are plans to fund the refurbishment of the National Basketball Arena; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24565/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (24 Jun 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in relation to the proposed transfer of the Central Mental Hospital from Dundrum to a site in the district electoral division of Kilsallaghan in Fingal, he has specified any person for the purposes and within the meaning of section 2 (1) (a) of the Commissioners of Public Works (Functions and Powers) Act 1996 on whose behalf such sale and...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (24 Jun 2008)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 381: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has plans to remove the Irish Prison Service from its current status as part of his Department and to establish it as an independent statutory board along the lines discussed in the report published by his Department in 1997 called Towards an Independent Prisons Agency; if not, the reason for same; and if he will...