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- 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...
- Seanad: Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (29 Jan 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Okay. I welcome this. It is very important that the people of Limerick have a directly elected mayor but, as the public will not take the decision lightly, the roles of the new mayor and CEO must be clear and unambiguous, as must be the new powers the new mayor will have. The proposals must be rolled out to the public in a way that is separate from the local authority in order that people...
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. John Horan (29 Jan 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome Mr. Horan and his wife and family. I acknowledge the presence of the chairman of the Limerick County Board, former Deputy John Cregan, and Mattie Ryan, a former colleague of mine on the Mid-West Regional Authority. Many institutions in the State, including the church, have fallen. The GAA is now effectively taking up that leadership role for young people across the country. Up...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I have a few follow-up questions for Mr. Cody and his colleagues. In his presentation he said that "The Government has made clear that its overriding objective is to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland." and that "Revenue is not planning for customs posts". For context, he also said: "Revenue’s overarching approach is to carry out the required customs controls through a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Will Mr. Cody give us an example of how goods coming in from a certain country are dealt with at the moment? Will he give us a practical example? Everything is a bit abstract at the moment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is Mr. Cody saying that what is being proposed here satisfies Single Market and EU customs rules?