Results 161-180 of 969 for justice speaker:Mary Lou McDonald

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (6 Oct 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: 94. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 575 of 28 September 2021, if her intended amendments to section 120 of the Succession Act 1965 will provide for circumstances of domestic homicide in which the perpetrator dies by suicide; and if the amendments will be included in the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (29 Sep 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: 13. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and police reform division of his Department. [43522/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (29 Sep 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: A significant issue arose earlier this year regarding the provision of legal aid for the Stardust families. The families and their advocates, including myself, argued that the Minister for Justice could resolve this matter through the introduction of a regulation to waive the requirement of the financial eligibility test. Eventually, the Minister for Justice signed the civil legal aid...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (29 Sep 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...is withholding access to the records on the basis of a 1989 data protection regulation. The Department's position is not alone in breach of European law but it falls foul of the Court of Justice of the European Union judgment. The fact is this 30-year old regulation has been superseded by the directive. There is no requirement for survivors to nominate a GP for these records. Under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (28 Sep 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: 575. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her reason for omitting amendments to the Succession Act 1965 from the heads of the courts and civil law (miscellaneous provisions) Bill that would provide that a convicted killer is not entitled to the full value of a property for which they share joint ownership with the victim as committed to in the summer legislative...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (13 Jul 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: 565. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Irish Prison Service has provided her with a report of an incident which took place in 2021 in Cloverhill Prison during which a male prison guard instructed a female solicitor to remove her underwear when her bra set off a metal detector when attending for a visit with a client on an urgent matter, and if she will meet...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (13 Jul 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: 571. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will commission a review into the practices and policies within the Irish prison system which resulted in a male prison guard instructing a female solicitor to remove their underwear when their bra set off a metal detector in order for them to meet with their client on an urgent matter; and if she will make a statement...

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence: Statements (6 Jul 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...these vital rights. We also need major reform of the courts, which are far too often misused by abusers as a way to continue harassing women and children who have fled. I welcome the establishment of the family justice oversight group by the Department of Justice, but its work must be expedited, along with the family court Bill. This must be delivered along with a statutory child...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (6 Jul 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...client and despite the male colleague setting off the alarm three times, he was able to visit his client without any similar request being made of him. Does the Taoiseach know if the Minister for Justice has received a report from the Irish Prison Service on this complaint? What action has she taken to ensure policies and procedures are in place across all prison services to ensure no...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (22 Jun 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: ..., thoughtful and far-reaching recovery package for young people and young workers because all the data reflect that they have been hardest hit and the damage will remain for some time. Social Justice Ireland, the OECD and many others have recognised this fact. The Government's efforts thus far in addressing these issues for younger people have been minimalist, to be polite about it. I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (16 Jun 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: 218. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she will publish the finalised audit report of the existing structures into the segmentation of domestic sexual and gender-based violence across different Government agencies; and if the final audit report and recommendations have been made available to the relevant stakeholders. [32237/21]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...the chimney on their home or a neighbouring home will fall down. Despite everything they have been through, they remain strong and resolute. These are good people and they are determined to get justice. They are gathered outside this building today and they are welcome to Dublin to pursue justice. They deserve and need the support of all of us in this House, including the Taoiseach, me...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (2 Jun 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...establishing a social dialogue unit in his Department, it appears its only engagements have been with the Labour Employer Economic Forum. In its submission to the national reform programme last year, Social Justice Ireland recommended an implementation mechanism for the European Pillar of Social Rights be established involving social and civil society partners. Has the Taoiseach...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 May 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: .... They are very serious. Can the Taoiseach reassure all of us that both reports will be published, and published in good time, to help inform a budget that I hope, on this occasion, will do justice to, and recognise the very considerable needs of, our citizens with disabilities?

Situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel: Statements (20 May 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...are here again and Palestine suffers. We need a cessation of violence and that needs to happen immediately. We need a full-scale humanitarian effort. Above all else, let us be clear that we need justice and the rule of law to prevail. We need Palestinian self-determination. We need the state of Israel to be finally called out for what it is: a racist, apartheid regime. We in...

Ballymurphy Inquest: Statements (18 May 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...and above all else, perhaps, their stamina. I am in awe of their humanity. It is hard to fathom what it must have been like for these families to wake up every morning since 1971 and to feel the immense loss and injustice, to see the empty chair, to think about the beautiful lives ripped away from them and then to face the torrent of lies about their loved ones and still be able to carry...

Europe Day: Statements (11 May 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: .... It can be a champion of peace and human rights all around the world, nowhere less than in the Middle East where the people of Palestine again desperately cry out for international protection and justice. Right now being a force for good means the EU supporting the intellectual property waiver on Covid-19 vaccines because we are a global community and the fight against this virus is...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (11 May 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and police reform division of his Department. [21617/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (11 May 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...they own their own homes. It is unimaginable, having had to battle the State for four decades to secure this inquest, for the State to now block their access to legal advice. The Minister for Justice could resolve this matter quickly. Section 29(2) of the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 provides for a discretion to waive the requirement of the financial eligibility test. Section 37 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Protected Disclosures (6 May 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: 150. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a copy of the final independent external review of complaints of penalisation by a company (details supplied) to a person. [23320/21]