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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: UN Summit on Refugees and Migrants: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: On that point, Minister-----

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I was alarmed when I read recent media reports on the child care proposals of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Zappone, for the upcoming budget. No regard seems to be given to families in the squeezed middle bracket who have borne the majority of tax increases and public service cuts over the past five years. When I refer to the squeezed middle, I refer to those earning...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: What is the Minister going to do about it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Irish Sign Language: Irish Deaf Society (28 Sep 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I thank the Chairman. I will keep this as brief as possible. I look forward to supporting my colleague, Senator Daly, in the Seanad on this Bill. Like my colleagues, I thank the delegates for coming here today. Their contributions were informative and moving. I was particularly struck by the comments on access to the health service. I think many of us were surprised to hear of these...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (21 Sep 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I thank the Chairman. I thank Ms Justice Ring for coming before the committee today and for her presentation. I have two brief questions. First, on the 20% of complaints about which we spoke, has that percentage increased in recent years or has it been a consistent percentage during the ten years of GSOC? Second, on the extra resources Ms Justice Ring would require, if extra resources...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Act 1994: Motion (14 Jul 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, to the House and I thank him for laying out his thoughts on this motion. I am happy to say that the Fianna Fáil group will be supporting it, as we have supported all the previous measures brought before this House in recent weeks to tackle gangland crime. We have all been shocked and horrified at the events since last February, in...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I wish to raise two issues but before doing so I will refer to Senator Norris's point about the Luas being useless. I am a regular user of the Luas and I love it. I use the DART on a daily basis and it is great that Dublin has such a great network of public transport. I wish to raise the issue of homeless children. I draw the House's attention to the comments made in recent days by Dr....

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Very good. I was not aware of the ruling. I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, that No. 11 be taken before No. 1 today.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: He has accepted the amendment.

Seanad: Corporate Manslaughter (No. 2) Bill 2016: First Stage (13 Jul 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to create the indictable offence of corporate manslaughter by an undertaking, to create the indictable offence of grossly negligent management causing death by a high managerial agent of the undertaking, and to provide for related matters.

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jul 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I welcome the Seanad reform Bill and thank Senator Michael McDowell and the other Senators involved for bringing it before the House. I have listened to many of the valuable contributions made. As my Fianna Fáil colleagues have already outlined, my party is committed to reforming the Seanad. We were the only parliamentary party to oppose the abolition of the Seanad in 2013. This Bill...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I draw the attention of the House to an auction taking place at Christie's auction house in London at 7 p.m. Three paintings that form part of the Alfred Beit collection are going under the hammer, namely, "Venus Supplicating Jupiter" by Reubens, "Piazza San Marco, Venice" by Guardi; and "The Piazzetta, Venice, with the Doge’s Palace" also by Guardi. They are being sold to fund an...

Seanad: Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I accept Senator Bacik's point that there is a dramatic expansion of powers but I believe this is proportionate. While I also accept her point about innocent business owners being caught up in this, I note this is for a 21-day period and not longer. Taking into account the scale of the threat before us at present, we in Fianna Fáil are satisfied that the safeguards as outlined by the...

Seanad: Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I move amendment No. 7:In page 6, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 4 of Principal Act 6.Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended in subsection (1) by substituting “4 years” for “7 years”.”. The reasoning behind this amendment is that in 2011, the Department of Justice and Equality set up a working group to...

Seanad: Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: We will press the issue as part of the medium-term review. We are eager that this Bill proceed and that those involved in gangland crime be tackled and apprehended, particularly in the wake of the most recent shooting in north County Dublin and the shooting in the south inner city a few days previously. Innocent members of the public have been caught up in the feud. We must ensure that...

Seanad: Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I echo the comments of my colleagues. I thank the Minister of State for coming before the House, expediting this legislation through the House and working with us. We all had very valid concerns about the legislation and I appreciate the engagement from the Minister of State's Department in this regard. I also echo in particular Senator Craughwell's comment that this is a strong signal...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I wish to raise an issue I raised briefly yesterday, namely, the shooting in Lusk yesterday morning in broad daylight. A gentleman is clinging to life in hospital and his condition is very serious. This shooting happened before 10 a.m. A mother and her young children arrived on the scene. It is truly shocking that such incidents are happening. We are unfortunately becoming very familiar...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I second Senator Ardagh's amendment to the Order of Business to bring the Minister for Justice and Equality to the House in light of the shooting earlier in Lusk in my constituency.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I live close by and the people of Lusk and the general area are concerned about the escalation in gun crime.

Seanad: Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (5 Jul 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I welcome the Minister to the House and welcome her comments on this Bill. Just over a week ago, the 20th anniversary of the murder of Veronica Guerin was marked. The Criminal Assets Bureau was established and the proceeds of crime legislation introduced as it was acknowledged that new powers were needed by the authorities to deal with the threat of criminal gangs who thought nothing of...