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Seanad: Defence Forces Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (30 Jan 2024)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...the course of the Tribunal of Inquiry shall be subject to the terms of the National Archives Act 1986 and Part 15 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011; and (V) the Taoiseach shall, upon receipt of any Report from the Tribunal, either apply to the High Court for directions regarding publication of the Report or arrange to have it laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas.

Seanad: Passport Office: Motion (5 Oct 2022)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...from the North were first-time applications. In my opinion, this number will only grow over the years to come. As we are all aware, the 1.9 million citizens in the Six Counties are entitled to apply for an Irish passport, as well as a UK passport if they wish. I respectfully suggest the number of people applying for an Irish passport will increase dramatically in the years ahead. The...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 May 2022)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...been invaded by Russia. The invasion took place on 8 August 2008. The Russians continue to occupy a major part of Georgia. It should not be forgotten. We must also not forget that Georgia has applied for membership of the EU. It is endeavouring to fulfil all of the obligations required for that process. We should support Georgia. We would like to see Georgia, along with its...

Seanad: Good Friday Agreement: Motion (10 May 2021)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...save with the consent of a majority of its people". The wording is important and uncomplicated, "a majority of the people of Northern Ireland". Consent is at the heart of the Good Friday Agreement. It applies equally and in parallel to both communities. It means that each and every vote matters and that each and every vote counts equally. The late Seamus Mallon, a former Member of...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2019)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...room of this quango we are proposing to appoint. If we substitute the word "judge" with "teacher" of, say, English or geography, the process is that a vacancy arises, it is advertised, people apply, they are shortlisted under the criteria, they are interviewed and then a panel is formed for a period of time. It goes back to what Senator Bacik alluded to in her amendment. On that panel,...

Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Mar 2019)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...any ship, boat or other vessel of whatsoever kind used for sea fishing. We will propose, in page 3, after new subsection 2, to insert a new subsection 3, providing that 1(a) and (b) will no longer apply should the United Kingdom exit the European Union on 29 March 2019 without a deal, or formally withdraw from the fisheries convention done at London on 9 March 1964; and unless an...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: Sorry, in reference to what the Minister said, Standing Orders have always applied to-----

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Citizenship Applications (26 Jun 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...all appropriate information and evidence to help demonstrate that he or she satisfies the conditions for a certificate of naturalisation, including being of good character." This individual applied for naturalisation on 27 October 2016. His motoring conviction occurred on 23 March 2017.Therefore, he could not have notified the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, INIS, of his...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...Act is amended—(a) in paragraph (a) of subsection (1), by—(i) substituting “statutory provision” for “law of the State”, (ii) deleting “or” in clause (II), (iii) substituting “applies, or” for “applies; or” in clause (III), and (iv) inserting the following clause after clause (III):“(IV) paragraph...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...13 and 14, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 195 of Principal Act 23. Section 195 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following subsection:“(3) This section shall apply to an order made under section 44A subject to— (a) the modification that references to planning authority shall be construed as references to the Minister, and (b) any...

Seanad: Bed Capacity at National Rehabilitation Hospital: Statements (23 May 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...policies, including the national neuro-rehabilitation strategy and the national trauma strategy. The British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine standards for specialist rehabilitation which are applied in Ireland indicate that a minimum of 60 beds per 1 million population for specialist inpatient rehabilitation medicine is required. In other words, 288 beds are required for the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...lounge in County Roscommon are also here. They are very welcome to the House. I take this opportunity to point out that there is tradition that when one is a guest, one does not have to pay for anything and that applies to the members of the visiting party.

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (16 May 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: I move amendment No. 6:In page 3, to delete lines 21 to 31, and in page 4, to delete lines 1 to 11 and substitute the following: “Guiding Principles to apply in respect of adults 3. The Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 4:“4. (1) Where it is proposed to make a decision in respect of a person the subject of the decision under this...

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: We will propose an amendment on Report Stage to this section of the Bill to include a separate stand-alone section setting out guiding principles to apply to children who are voluntarily admitted. The proposal in the Bill to include child-friendly guiding principles in section 25 of the 2001 Act currently only applies to involuntarily detained children. It is important that guiding...

Seanad: British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly (Committee D) Report on Childhood Obesity: Statements (25 Jan 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015, I advocated for an all-Ireland 32 county approach to tackling the problem of alcohol. Introducing tariffs on sweets or sugary products in the Republic without the same law applying to the Six Counties will have no effect in the Border region. I would like to see a 32 county approach to this. I do not know what difficulty Brexit will bring, but it...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Nov 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...The National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, for example, will have an allocation of €55 million in 2018. The Indecon report illustrated what Fianna Fáil has been saying since the cruel and callous cuts in 2012 were applied to lone parents. We have made a step towards correcting this cut. Separately, retaining the mortgage interest relief will benefit up to 420,000 people....

Seanad: Judicial Council Bill 2017: Second Stage (22 Nov 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...are other issues I would like to be dealt with but they are not up for debate today. As I raised with the Minister's predecessor, the retirement age of a judge of the District Court is 65, although they are entitled to apply on a yearly basis for extensions up to the age of 70. That is demeaning to them and they should be entitled to retire at 70, the age at which judges of the other...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jul 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...this Bill, we have a number of amendments which we will bring forward on Committee Stage. There is often a feeling that our laws do not do enough for victims and that they are not consistently applied. A criminal act leaves a victim vulnerable and, often, in need of assistance. Very often victims feel that they have been left on their own. A victim is often involved in the criminal...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...that regard. The Judiciary has served us well since the foundation of the State. It is a function of whichever Government is in power to appoint judges and there is a system in place to vet those who apply to become judges before the nominations are put before the Minister and the Cabinet for appointment. While the process should be left as it is, I would like the Leader to impress on...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: The gender quota did not apply to the Seanad election. Is it not extraordinary that the Labour Party was the only party to fail to put forward a female candidate for election? The Senator is speaking out of both sides of his mouth. It will not get him or his party anywhere. Fianna Fáil put forward female candidates both in the general election and the Seanad election and I am glad...