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- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)
Amendment put and declared lost.
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)
Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 17: In page 28, lines 27 and 28, to delete "concerning a political matter or matter of Government policy" and substitute "concerning a matter of political controversy".
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)
Amendment put and declared lost.
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 18: In page 28, lines 27 and 28, to delete "or matter of Government policy".
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)
Amendment put and declared lost.
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)
Cathal Berry: The Tánaiste may or may not be aware that an appeal relating to the Director of Military Prosecutions and the military judge has been submitted to the arbitration board. Even though the clause stipulating that they cannot join a representative association has been withdrawn from primary legislation, an appeal has been submitted. Will the Tánaiste consider withdrawing that appeal...
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)
Micheál Martin: I will respond to Deputy Howlin's point first. He knows that when we frame legislation, we have to create a framework for eventualities in the future when certain things may happen that we cannot yet comprehend. There must be some framework over the process of association to cover potential future eventualities. Suffice to say that the direction of travel is clearly one of representation...
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)
Brendan Howlin: It is a very draconian framework.
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)
Micheál Martin: On Deputy Berry's point, there may be merit in allowing the appeal to go through to get ultimate clarity. I have no intention of bringing forward amendments to any further legislation. It might be useful all around if clarity was brought to the question through the appeal. There is merit in going ahead. I would like to get finality for everybody's benefit, including that of the Department.
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)
Amendment put: The Dáil divided: Tá, 43; Níl, 72; Staon, 0. Tellers: Tá, Deputies Brendan Howlin and Sean Sherlock; Níl, Deputies Hildegarde Naughton and Cormac Devlin.
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)
Tá Chris Andrews, Ivana Bacik, Cathal Berry, John Brady, Martin Browne, Pat Buckley, Seán Canney, Sorca Clarke, Michael Collins, Rose Conway-Walsh, Réada Cronin, Pa Daly, Paul Donnelly, Dessie Ellis, Mairead Farrell, Michael Fitzmaurice, Gary Gannon, Thomas Gould, Johnny Guirke, Michael Healy-Rae, Brendan Howlin, Alan Kelly, Claire Kerrane, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, Denise...
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)
Amendment declared lost.
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)
Brendan Howlin: The Tánaiste is not correct in saying that if my amendment were accepted, it would debar the association of the representative bodies with ICTU. What I am proposing is the deletion of a swath of the restrictions he has included and the substitution of "by the deletion of subsection (3) [of the principal Act]". My concern is only that it is overly prescriptive if management, that is,...
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)
Réada Cronin: I am listening to the Tánaiste but believe it is important, for the sake of the dignity and respect we can show to members of the Defence Forces, that those members be entitled to representation regardless of the posts they hold. The Tánaiste mentioned the Chief of Staff. I am sure this could be dealt with in the terms and conditions. Does the Tánaiste accept that, in a...
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)
Micheál Martin: We are affirming the right to representation; there is no going back on that. What we are talking about is an advance on the position that obtained prior to the introduction of this legislation. The purpose of this legislation is to put on a statutory basis defence representative associations’ right of association with ICTU. I anticipate that will advance even further in years to...
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)
Brendan Howlin: It is quite clear. The great advance the Tánaiste has included in the Bill is as follows: (3A) The Minister may, notwithstanding subsection (3), authorise in writing an association to be associated with a trade union or any other body outside of the Defence Forces [this is the catch.] in such cases and in such manner and subject to such conditions or restrictions as he or she may...
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)
Catherine Connolly: That completes the debate on this amendment. Deputy Howlin got in because he was the proposer.
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)
Brendan Howlin: Could the Tánaiste just respond to that?
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)
Catherine Connolly: I am in a little difficulty because Deputy Berry wanted to contribute also. By agreement-----
- Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2024)
Brendan Howlin: I would just like to hear the answer.