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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Mr. McDaid. I call Deputy Pringle.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Ms Malone has stolen my lines. I wanted to say exactly the same thing and to acknowledge Ms O'Boyle referencing the Bill in her opening statement on behalf of the Law Society. Like so many other Private Members' Bills that go through this committee, I fear it is up there floating around in the cloud. Money messages may be an obstacle to progress, but we are pursuing it. In the preparatory...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: A couple of little things were not addressed. FLAC referenced a rigid and out-of-date means test. The Legal Aid Board spoke of how disposable income must be below €18,000 per annum. Are we talking about the same thing there? The first reaction is that that needs to be increased, but that might only add to the witnesses' workload, and without additional resourcing, it is a chicken...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That is probably a line in the report already written. It is great to have consent. The Bar did not mention it - it was not in Mr. Dignam's oral presentation - but the Law Society referenced the inadequate provision of judges. I know there a little history in this area going back, but why do we have such a low appointment of judges across the board? The statistic cited was 6% as against...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Mr. Murphy. Mr. Dignam would like to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It was jumping off these pages. It was not touched on, so I said we had better bring that in. Would anyone else like to comment on that or, most importantly of all, is there any other point anyone would like to expand on or introduce, because we will not get the opportunity to engage again in this particular series? If there is anything that anyone wants to offer, please do so. I call Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Mr. McDaid. That concludes our first hearing in this series on access to justice and legal costs. On behalf of the committee, I thank Ms Michele O'Boyle and Mr. Ken Murphy from the Law Society of Ireland as well as Mr. Gilhooly, who was with us earlier. From the Bar Council of Ireland, I thank Mr. Conor Dignam, Mr. Seán Ó hUallacháin and Ms Ciara Murphy. From FLAC,...

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart chun Sláinte), 2019: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Health) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Nov 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Ar dtús, cuirim mo bhuíochas in iúl don Teachta Michael Harty as ucht an Bille tábhachtach seo a chur os ár gcomhair. Caithfimid bealach nua a fháil chun an fhadhb seo a réiteach. Sinn Féin fully supports this Bill. It wants the right to health protection enshrined in the Constitution and, consequently, to have all future legislation framed with...

Hospital Overcrowding: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Nov 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I move amendment No. 2: To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following: “notes: - that so far this year, more than 100,000 patients have gone without a hospital bed, waiting on trolleys in emergency departments; - that to the end of October this year, 13,466 people over 75 years of age have endured emergency department waits of more...

Hospital Overcrowding: Motion [Private Members] (20 Nov 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: As we debate another Private Members' motion on waiting lists, it is important to remember that regardless of the waiting figures associated with each motion I for one cannot say that I, in my more than 22 years as a Dáil Deputy, have ever seen a Government sufficiently shocked and shamed into action. It has never happened. Put simply, if the severity of the October overcrowding...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This meeting has been convened to consider Committee Stage of the Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the House or an official either by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable. I remind those...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We will hold the amendments because they do not come up in the first section. We will take the amendments in the order in which they appear. I thank the Minister for his opening remarks.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, are grouped and are all in the name of the Minister.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Minister come back on this issue?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Can the Minister shed any further light on what he has already said?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Did the Deputy have anything further to add?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: All we can do is ask the Minister to give some consideration to the Deputy's urgings.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We have all considered the point.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister has undertaken to give that consideration post today's meeting. Am I correct on that? Can I take it we have the Minister's assent?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The system heretofore.