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Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I wish to note our huge disappointment at that decision. We have tabled similar amendments at different times for different legislation that were not ruled out of order and I know that the Government has tabled similar amendments. I shall speak on the section to outline why my party made the suggestion.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The amendment has been kicked to touch on a technicality, which is disappointing to be honest.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Níor labhair mé é fós ach ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire. I thank the Minister for bringing the Bill forward. In a general sense, we concur with most of what has been brought forward in the Bill but we will raise a number of issues later on. I thank the Minister's backroom team for its briefing on amendments yesterday. I wish to put on record that we...

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: To respond to Senator Conway, the suggestion we are making is that the authority includes members from employer and employee representative organisations. This is important because in addition to dealing with legal issues, the authority will also manage people. For this reason, it is important that employers and workers are represented in equal measure on the board. I would welcome...

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move amendment No. 25:In page 29, line 10, after “may” where it firstly occurs to insert “, after consultation with the professional bodies,”. Sinn Féin is concerned that the staff employed by the Law Society and Bar Council to handle and investigate complaints will lose their jobs and be replaced by staff in the new authority carrying out the same role....

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank the Minister for her response. The Government amendments came in quite late in the day. Our own were probably submitted at the same time. We seem to be coming from a similar position on this issue. I will take what the Minister has said at face value and on that basis we will withdraw the amendments while reserving the right to resubmit them on Report Stage. We will discuss the...

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is ironic that section 80 is about the levy, and when we try to amend the section, we are not allowed to do that because we are told it would incur a cost to the Exchequer. I find this strange and it seems like a technicality to try to kick it to touch. The amendments are a genuine attempt to improve the legislation because we have said that we are very positive about this legislation....

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: On this section and all of those sections relating to multidisciplinary practices, the Minister and I have a difference of opinion from a philosophical point of view. The amendments that the Opposition has tabled relating to the sections which deal with multidisciplinary practices are based on our opposition to those practices where solicitors, barristers and accountants operate under the...

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: For the reasons I outlined earlier, I am opposing the section.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Section 91(7).

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: As previously outlined, we are opposed to multidisciplinary practices and we therefore oppose this section.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Due to our previously outlined opposition to multidisciplinary practices, we oppose this section.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We oppose this section due to the principle of multidisciplinary practices being included.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: As we are opposing the multidisciplinary practice model, we oppose the section.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: As we are opposed to the principle of multidisciplinary practices, we are opposed to the section.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: As we have noted, we are in opposition to multidisciplinary practices, so we are in opposition to the section.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Owing to our opposition to multidisciplinary practices, we are opposed to the section.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Direct Provision: Department of Social Protection (18 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. Some things based on our recommendations in the report should be clarified and put on the record. My understanding from the presentation is that the Department is purely the administrator of the weekly allowance and that any increase in the weekly allowance is an issue for the Reception and Integration Agency and the Department of Justice and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Direct Provision: Department of Social Protection (18 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I thank Ms Harrington for clarifying the position. The habitual residence prerequisite for child benefit seems quite unfair. Most citizens would balk at the condition and say all of the children of the country should be treated equally. I appreciate the stance and the position on it but is the interdepartmental group making any recommendations on changing it. Is it being discussed at the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Direct Provision: Department of Social Protection (18 Nov 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: My understanding is that all of the parties to the interdepartmental group will make recommendations which could lead to changes in legislation. Surely it would be an idea to put it on the table. Could we suggest when the Department goes back to the next meeting that it is something that could be considered? The group may decide not to do it but it would only be fair that it would consider...