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Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: There has been an extraordinary sense of common purpose in the approach to Brexit for the past four years. I have been privileged to work on the stakeholders' forum. We were briefed extraordinarily well every step of the way by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and everybody provided their input in common endeavour. That was the approach we took to the two omnibus Bills, which are...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: I wish to ask about the procedure for extraditing someone from a third country, which will include the UK next year. Such an extradition normally goes through diplomatic channels on application to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the Minister for Justice briefly indicate to us the new procedure that this section will provide? Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs devolve authority in...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: I wish to ask a general question about the operation of the Dublin Convention in respect of the UK post January. Is there a bilateral agreement with the UK on accepting asylum applicants back? Will the Dublin Convention's provisions continue to apply?

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: Do we know what will happen from 1 January? I am aware of asylum applicants in my constituency who have transited the UK and would in normal circumstances be subject to being returned to there under the Dublin Convention's provisions. Will that situation continue to operate from January onwards?

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: Will the Minister allow us to see the regulations?

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: The transcripts can be read. The words said can be read. There was no conditionality and had the Minister of State made it a condition of us not pressing amendment No. 9 and made his vote for amendment No. 11 conditional on not supporting amendment No. 9, we would not have accepted such conditionality. However, no conditionality was ever made and the transcript, which anybody can read,...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: I want to speak on section 64.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: Can I speak on the section?

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: I have to get my glasses.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: The amendment has been rejected. I wish to speak on section 65. As Deputies know, I have served in the House for some time. I have never seen a situation like this. The Minister of State, in the course of a long debate, accepted an amendment and all the contributions were predicated on that acceptance. Then he called a vote and the amendment was voted down. The Minister of State led...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 11: “Review of operation of section 64 65. No later than 12 months after the coming into operation of section 64, the Minister shall— (a) review the operation of the amendments effected by that section, and (b) lay before each House of the Oireachtas a report of his or her conclusions from the review.”.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: The Minister of State told the House he was accepting it. There is no conditionality regarding it. I was formerly told by the Minister for Foreign Affairs that the amendment was to be accepted. The Minister of State cannot, in pique, undo a speech he made half an hour ago.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: Can I ask somebody else to talk to him?

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: Someone who has not got pique.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: I will begin on a positive note by thanking the Minister of State for accepting amendment No. 11. The very least we can do is review the operation of the three proposals in this section after a year and I welcome that. I also admire the Minister of State's mental dexterity in being able to argue that introducing a new high threshold will be welcomed by retailers. By that logic, if we raise...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: I just looked at the schedule. Is there no possibility of-----

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: The Leas-Cheann Comhairle should not encourage us.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: I am sorry. I believed I was listed next on this amendment.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: I am listed next because the amendment is also in my name, followed by Deputy Nash.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: This is an issue that Deputy Nash and I raised on Second Stage in some detail and that has been comprehensively argued by Deputy Naughten. I thank the Minister for listening. It is not related to his Department directly, but he has taken on board the trenchant and clear arguments made by Deputies across the House that this need not, and ought not, be done. I argued on Second Stage that if...