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Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (10 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...is a very dark stain on our history. It is welcome that this legislation has been brought forward but to some extent it was prompted by serious criticism from the Ombudsman and court cases. We are examining the legislation following recent stories in the news such as the recent case taken by Louise O’Keeffe and, similarly, those taken by women who were resident in the Magdalen...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...are right. I do not believe the three cent, or sixpence, limit is applied in practice, but the rate proposed in the Bill is a huge increase on the rate in the existing legislation. We need to examine revising it downwards from €10, a proposal we would view favourably. On a technical issue - I would like the Minister of State to examine this - I would have supported the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I suggest that the Minister of State might examine this further during the summer.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I will withdraw the amendment with a view to returning to it on Report Stage. This issue needs to be examined further.

Judicial Council Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I might take a second to examine that briefly. While I am doing that, could the Minister respond to the specific query about misconduct that has been asked two or three times now?

Judicial Council Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage (4 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...nonetheless. The area of sentencing guidelines has been a significant priority for Sinn Féin for a number of reasons. I accept the points Deputy O'Callaghan made and I do not disagree with him. I hope, when he examines the amendments, that he will accept that they strike a careful balance. Nobody would envy the Judiciary the job of devising sentences because that process requires...

Mental Health Services Reports: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...an unpaid placement. That issue needs to be looked at since it means that only people from a wealthy background or the very talented can gain that experience. That is a blockage which needs to be examined and removed. Many want to be clinical and consultant psychologists, but it is a difficult route, rightly so to a point. However, there are blockages with which we can deal.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: One potential area is to allow the national Low Pay Commission to examine structural pay inequalities. Another area is a gender breakdown of full-time employees, part-time employees and employees with contracts for flexible working hours. I also suggest that we change the size of companies to which these regulations apply, the time at which they apply, and the number of scales and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Inspector of Prisons (26 Jun 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Last Tuesday, an article in the Irish Examinerby Cormac O'Keeffe revealed that only one prison inspection report had been published in the past five years and that no inspection has been conducted in five jails in the past ten years. The Inspector of Prisons, Ms Patricia Gilheaney, was explicit in saying she believed that her office is severely under-resourced and went as far as to say it is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Levels (26 Jun 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: .... That is simply a fact. In Britain there are often issues following thefts and burglaries in cases where valuable property is stolen. Most of the time the property cannot be returned. Has the Minister examined the national mobile property register in Britain to see if a similar facility can be put in place here? That would enable people to be reunited with their property.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Online Safety (26 Jun 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...whole area of child sexual abuse material, material posted without consent, violent sexual imagery and material of that nature. The Budapest Convention on Cybercrime is broad and part of what it examines is the area of production orders and preservation orders. That area gives additional resources and powers to domestic legislatures. I believe this needs a statutory basis in this...

Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 May 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...of that document to the Department. If I did not, I will do so shortly. As with the British model, reviews would be automatically established on a regional basis following a domestic or familial homicide. Currently, reviews must be initiated by the Garda Commissioner and are limited to the examination of the adequacy of Garda policies, their interactions with other external agencies and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (21 May 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...of an additional consultant on a locum basis and the appointment of a consultant on a permanent basis at the start of next year, which is still a ways off, be enough? This issue needs to be examined carefully to ensure that the children in the substantial backlog are seen every four months as required. I will take this opportunity to draw the Minister of State's attention to another...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 May 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...from last year that led to a prosecution or recommendation of disciplinary action. This is the third report of that kind. The first, covering 2014 to 2016, indicated nine disclosures were undergoing examination or investigation and that two were closed. The 2017 report indicated that, of the 31 cases before GSOC, 25 were being examined or investigated at the end of 2017 and six were...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell (12 Mar 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...stacked up in favour of a public inquiry and the Minister could have proceeded directly to it. Second, the terms of reference were such that it steered Judge Haughton in the direction of only examining those matters which had not already been examined, despite the fact there were serious flaws with the investigations that had already taken place. I hope Judge Haughton listens to the...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ..., not only in British legislation but also in Irish legislation to ensure clarity on the basis of Irish citizenship for those living in the North and clarity as to how they can assert that. I ask the Government to examine this because there is a clear shortfall and gap, and Irish citizens living in the North could be seriously disadvantaged by it.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Inquiries (20 Feb 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I hope that the judge revises the terms of reference, given that there are difficulties with them. They once again take the approach of examining the elements that have not already been investigated, notwithstanding the fact that the family is dissatisfied with a number of those investigations, in particular the GSOC investigation. This is a piecemeal approach. Terms 1 and 2 are focused on...

Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (12 Feb 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...of not so long ago. Implementing the convention is an opportunity for us to bring about the systemic and institutional change we need to facilitate the protection of women and the accountability of perpetrators. It is critical to match our response to the scale and complexity of the violence. Once Ireland ratifies the convention we will be examined for compliance with its standards and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Funding (30 Jan 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: .... Whatever about once, to be missing on three occasions is just not good enough. I will read the Minister of State some of a very lengthy piece about this ongoing saga that was in the Irish Examiner on Monday. The people of Cork are sick and tired of hearing about it. Unfortunately it has been dragging on for years and years, and progress is slow. The following is from the piece by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Brexit Issues (30 Jan 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the potential threats posed to rights and equality by Brexit have been examined, in particular pertaining to citizenship here and in Northern Ireland for Irish citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4286/19]