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Extension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (29 May 2024)

James Browne: I will certainly bring the Deputies' comments to the attention of the Minister.

Extension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (29 May 2024)

Question put and agreed to.

Extension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (29 May 2024)

Cuireadh an Dáil ar fionraí ar 4.01 p.m. agus cuireadh tús leis arís ar 4.30 p.m. Sitting suspended at 4.01 p.m. and resumed at 4.30 p.m.

Extension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (29 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: I would like to follow on on that theme. Every six months we deal with this motion and have been told today that the initiative is part of business support. I feel sorry for the Minister of State. He is standing up here and trying to say something different but it is pretty difficult to do that. We know this is a temporary provision and none of us will oppose it, but neither do we find it...

Extension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (29 May 2024)

Seán Canney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this proposal. I too have a concern that we are pushing the can down the road for another six months. That is of very little use to people who have invested in outdoor facilities and amenities. The hospitality sector and publicans who have made that investment are going from six-month to six-month periods, wondering whether they will have to take...

Extension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (29 May 2024)

James Browne: I thank Deputies Howlin, Murphy and Canney for their contributions. A number of similar themes were raised. Reference was made to obstructions faced by people with disabilities or visual impairments and the elderly. My own sister is in a wheelchair and I fully agree with everything that Deputies have said. As it is necessary to get a street furniture licence, I would say to the local...

Extension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (29 May 2024)

Pauline Tully: When the Act of 2021 was first introduced and areas were pedestrianised, there was a lack of consultation with disabled people and disabled persons' organisations. Some areas were pedestrianised and disabled parking spaces were moved without prior consultation, often to areas that were not very suitable. Outdoor areas for dining and the consumption of alcohol were put in place and while...

Extension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (29 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: As the Minister of State told the House, this is the latest in a series of motions. One has passed through this House every six months since 2021. The purpose of the motion is not controversial - to allow for a continuation of the current outdoor seating and drinking regime. Some such regime of some order would and should be an ordinary part of our ordinary regulated life. Until the...

EU Directive: Motion (29 May 2024)

James Browne: I thank the Deputies for their contribution and support for our participation in this new instrument. To respond to Deputy Tully, it is the case, as she said, that new technologies are vital to the detection and investigation of child sexual abuse. An Garda Síochána favours employing specialist software, including software that enables victims to be identified through facial...

EU Directive: Motion (29 May 2024)

Question put and agreed to.

Extension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (29 May 2024)

Extension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (29 May 2024)

James Browne: I move: That Dáil Éireann resolves that the period of operation of sections 1 to 7 and 9 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (No. 14 of 2021) be extended for a further period of 6 months, beginning on the 1st day of June, 2024 and ending on the 30th day of November, 2024. I am here to introduce a resolution on behalf of the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee,...

EU Directive: Motion (29 May 2024)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Child sexual abuse is a heinous crime that has evolved significantly over the past years. One in five children suffers from some form of sexual violence, offline and online. Both increased online presence of children and technological developments create new possibilities for abuse and raises challenges for law enforcement to investigate this extremely serious and widespread crime. The...

EU Directive: Motion (29 May 2024)

Seán Canney: I call on Deputy Pringle from the Independent Group.

EU Directive: Motion (29 May 2024)

Thomas Pringle: I was called in the nick of time. I thank the Chair for the opportunity to speak on this directive on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and CSAM. The directive addresses a number of important issues such as investigations and prosecutions of offenders, the increased possibilities for perpetrators to hide their identity, the increased presence of children on...

EU Directive: Motion (29 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: I will start with a technical matter I raised previously. I have been critical of the Department of Justice in its treatment of this House regarding the transposition or adoption of EU directives. This is a really important matter. Standing Orders require motions to reach the Clerk of the Dáil at least four working days before they are scheduled to be taken. The Business Committee...

EU Directive: Motion (29 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. The briefing document was very useful. The opt-in to this directive should, of course, proceed. Many aspects have been either clarified, updated or better defined. It also reinforces a victim's right to pursue avenues of compensation. This recasting of the directive tightens up many strands in the context of the detection, reporting...

EU Directive: Motion (29 May 2024)

Pauline Tully: This is a welcome debate as it involves a subject on which we are all united, namely, the need to combat abuse and protect the most vulnerable in our society. The measures within the directive seem worthy and positive according to the briefing note we have received and I wish to comment on some of the proposals in order. First, the move away from using the term "child pornography" to...

EU Directive: Motion (29 May 2024)

EU Directive: Motion (29 May 2024)

James Browne: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the following...