Results 11,981-12,000 of 26,037 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jan 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Senator McDowell wishes to comment rather than to make amendments.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jan 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does the Minister wish to comment?
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jan 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Senator Norris should resume his seat.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jan 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Senator Conway must resume his seat.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jan 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Senators, please, this is a relatively straightforward Bill. Members are entitled to speak to the section. There is no issue with that. As Acting Chairman, I would like to see people behave in a civilised way so we can get through every aspect of the Bill. Can I take it that the Minister has dealt with Senator McDowell's question on the first section?
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jan 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I want it very brief. We need to move on.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jan 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Senator, please.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jan 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Senator is not going to be trampled down. He is entitled to speak. I asked him, and I was being very fair, if the Minister had dealt with his question.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jan 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jan 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: We are taking all Stages now, Committee and Report Stages, as set down on the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jan 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is the section agreed to?
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jan 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: When is it proposed to take the next Stage?
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jan 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is that agreed?
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jan 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister has undertaken to deal with them in the Dáil. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jan 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: They were constructive contributions. Would Senator Norris like to comment in the same spirit?
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jan 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: By way of comment, I have no doubt that the bipartisan approach taken to the Bill we have just completed will continue with the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, the debate on which I await with great interest.
- Seanad: Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (29 Jan 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.
- Seanad: Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (29 Jan 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Phelan, who has put a considerable amount of work into this issue. I want to get into the substantive issue. This is very much democracy at work. The people of Limerick and in the other cities will decide for themselves if they want to have a directly elected mayor. It is critical that what is put to the people is something they believe is valid and...
- Seanad: Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (29 Jan 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am sorry. Will the mayor be a member of Limerick City and County Council?
- Seanad: Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (29 Jan 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: The membership will increase to 41. Will the mayor have a vote to play? Will he or she have the same standing in votes as other members in the chamber? These are all matters where the devil will be in the detail. The Minister of State spoke about a recall mechanism. It will have to be clearly defined and understood by the public. In my experience, unless members of the public...