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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (24 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel, among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts. Garda management keep this distribution under continuing review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of these resources. All members of An Garda Síochána are...

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 74:In page 53, to delete lines 27 to 35 and substitute the following:“(3) For the purposes of subsection (2)(h), the court shall have regard to household violence that has occurred or is likely to occur in the household of the child, or a household in which the child has been or is likely to be present, including the impact or likely impact of such violence on:(a)...

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 75:In page 53, line 37, to delete “extent, if any,” and substitute “extent”.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 76:In page 54, line 9, to delete “ ‘family violence’ ” and substitute “ ‘household violence’ ”.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 80:In page 63, line 21, to delete “in such manner as may be prescribed”.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 81:In page 64, to delete lines 3 to 7 and substitute the following:“(1B) Where an application for a declaration under this section is made by a person referred to in paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection (1A) of this section in relation to a person concerned, the person concerned shall be joined as a party to the proceedings.”,”.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 82:In page 70, line 28, after “child” to insert “(within the meaning of Part 2)”.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 83:In page 72, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following: “Registrar may take and receive statutory declaration under Guardianship of Infants Act 196492.The Act of 2004 is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 27:“27A.For the purposes of section 1(1)(d) of the Statutory Declarations Act 1938, a registrar may, during the...

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 84:In page 75, line 5, to delete “(inserted by section 45of the Act of 2015)”.These are minor drafting amendments which were signalled on Committee Stage. I have tabled them for the purposes of clarity and consistency. Amendment No. 88 is a minor correction to a cross-reference in the Bill.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 85:In page 75, line 10, to delete “(inserted by section 45of the Act of 2015)”.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 86:In page 75, line 13, to delete “a child” and substitute “a child,”.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 87:In page 100, to delete lines 23 and 24 and substitute the following:"(c) in subsection (9)-—(i) by the substitution of “person in whose favour the order was made” for “civil partner who is not the member”, and (ii) by the substitution of “that person” for “that civil partner”.”.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 88:In page 103, lines 2 and 3, to delete “or (bb)” and substitute “or (ba)”.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 89:In page 107, after line 33, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 3 of Protection of Children (Hague Convention) Act 2000173.Section 3 of the Protection of Children (Hague Convention) Act 2000 is amended in subsection (2) by the deletion of paragraph (e).”.Amendment No. 89 was signalled on Committee Stage. It is consequential on some of the new...

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 90:In page 107, after line 33, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 2 of Student Support Act 2011174.Section 2 of the Student Support Act 2011 is amended in the definition of “parent” by the substitution of “guardian appointed under the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964, other than a temporary guardian appointed under section 6E of that...

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I take this opportunity to thank Deputies for the constructive debate on this Bill. In particular, I thank Deputy Mac Lochlainn and Deputy Collins as well as the other Deputies for their support. There has been cross-party support for the passage of this legislation. I welcome the broad support expressed in the House for what I believe is an innovative Bill dealing with many issues which...

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: This is part of what we have to figure out. Many of the guardianship applications are dealt with in the courts system. Information would be gathered from a variety of sources, including peace commissioners, commissioners for oaths, the courts and the registrar. Given that it would be available in at least four locations, a scoping exercise would be required to ascertain how one would...

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: No.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: May I respond?

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: Deputy Mac Lochlainn makes a specific point on statutory declarations. I undertake to commission a report on this issue because it needs to be scoped. This matter did not arise as a result of the introduction of this Bill. There has been a lacuna in this area for decades.