Results 81-100 of 18,468 for speaker:Michael McDowell
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Michael McDowell: -----in both Houses to stand up for their rights as elected public representatives-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Michael McDowell: -----and to insist-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Michael McDowell: -----this measure is properly-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Michael McDowell: -----considered before it becomes part of our law at constitutional level.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Michael McDowell: I wrote to the committee and-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Michael McDowell: -----I asked for a private session of the committee to consider what we would do. That is the reasonable thing to do. Instead I get this insult to parliamentary democracy.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Michael McDowell: The public will not see any of that, as you well know.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)
Michael McDowell: As you well know, this will be done behind closed doors.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (16 Apr 2024)
Michael McDowell: Two things occur to me as regards the reduction from seven years to two years. In general terms, I have no problem with it, but are we taking sufficient care to remember people who might be under a disability, whether through youth, mental illness, dementia or anything like that? As regards the two-year period, is there adequate protection for people who might not be in a position to assert...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (16 Apr 2024)
Michael McDowell: Arising out of that, I have in mind people who are the subject of activated living wills and things like that and who might, for instance, have been a partner in a business or whatever. They will not be aware of it, so there has to be a kind of special duty to people in that category in that, obviously, they are not aware of it and that somebody looks at their possible legitimate interest to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (16 Apr 2024)
Michael McDowell: What about getting information out of people? Does CAB have enough powers on that front?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (16 Apr 2024)
Michael McDowell: If Mr. McMeel or I were a drug dealer and were reputed to have-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (16 Apr 2024)
Michael McDowell: -----a numbered account somewhere and it was likely someone knew my numbered account. Has CAB sufficient powers to hunt down information of that kind?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (16 Apr 2024)
Michael McDowell: I am talking about-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (16 Apr 2024)
Michael McDowell: My right-hand man knows I have an account and CAB wants to know from him where I have the account, whether that is Dubai or somewhere.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (16 Apr 2024)
Michael McDowell: Not all barristers are in that position.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (16 Apr 2024)
Michael McDowell: It says a search warrant can have ancillary power.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (16 Apr 2024)
Michael McDowell: I have in mind a person who is not being searched or is not in a place.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)
Michael McDowell: On the day that is in it, I will commence by expressing my own personal thanks to the Taoiseach, Deputy Leo Varadkar, for all of the work he has done for Ireland during his period as Minister, Tánaiste and Taoiseach. They have been stressful and hard years and I fully understand the toll that such service can take on people who have dedicated themselves to public elected office. I want...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)
Michael McDowell: Did the Taoiseach show Senator Horkan the paper?