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Seanad: Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I move amendment No. 7:In page 6, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 4 of Principal Act 6.Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended in subsection (1) by substituting “4 years” for “7 years”.”. The reasoning behind this amendment is that in 2011, the Department of Justice and Equality set up a working group to...

Seanad: Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: We will press the issue as part of the medium-term review. We are eager that this Bill proceed and that those involved in gangland crime be tackled and apprehended, particularly in the wake of the most recent shooting in north County Dublin and the shooting in the south inner city a few days previously. Innocent members of the public have been caught up in the feud. We must ensure that...

Seanad: Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I echo the comments of my colleagues. I thank the Minister of State for coming before the House, expediting this legislation through the House and working with us. We all had very valid concerns about the legislation and I appreciate the engagement from the Minister of State's Department in this regard. I also echo in particular Senator Craughwell's comment that this is a strong signal...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I wish to raise two issues but before doing so I will refer to Senator Norris's point about the Luas being useless. I am a regular user of the Luas and I love it. I use the DART on a daily basis and it is great that Dublin has such a great network of public transport. I wish to raise the issue of homeless children. I draw the House's attention to the comments made in recent days by Dr....

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Very good. I was not aware of the ruling. I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, that No. 11 be taken before No. 1 today.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: He has accepted the amendment.

Seanad: Corporate Manslaughter (No. 2) Bill 2016: First Stage (13 Jul 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to create the indictable offence of corporate manslaughter by an undertaking, to create the indictable offence of grossly negligent management causing death by a high managerial agent of the undertaking, and to provide for related matters.

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jul 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I welcome the Seanad reform Bill and thank Senator Michael McDowell and the other Senators involved for bringing it before the House. I have listened to many of the valuable contributions made. As my Fianna Fáil colleagues have already outlined, my party is committed to reforming the Seanad. We were the only parliamentary party to oppose the abolition of the Seanad in 2013. This Bill...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Act 1994: Motion (14 Jul 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, to the House and I thank him for laying out his thoughts on this motion. I am happy to say that the Fianna Fáil group will be supporting it, as we have supported all the previous measures brought before this House in recent weeks to tackle gangland crime. We have all been shocked and horrified at the events since last February, in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (21 Sep 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I thank the Chairman. I thank Ms Justice Ring for coming before the committee today and for her presentation. I have two brief questions. First, on the 20% of complaints about which we spoke, has that percentage increased in recent years or has it been a consistent percentage during the ten years of GSOC? Second, on the extra resources Ms Justice Ring would require, if extra resources...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I was alarmed when I read recent media reports on the child care proposals of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Zappone, for the upcoming budget. No regard seems to be given to families in the squeezed middle bracket who have borne the majority of tax increases and public service cuts over the past five years. When I refer to the squeezed middle, I refer to those earning...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: What is the Minister going to do about it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Irish Sign Language: Irish Deaf Society (28 Sep 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I thank the Chairman. I will keep this as brief as possible. I look forward to supporting my colleague, Senator Daly, in the Seanad on this Bill. Like my colleagues, I thank the delegates for coming here today. Their contributions were informative and moving. I was particularly struck by the comments on access to the health service. I think many of us were surprised to hear of these...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Operations of Oberstown Children Detention Centre (5 Oct 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I thank Mr. Bergin for coming here today and addressing us. From talking to staff members working at Oberstown it appears to me that morale among them is very low and this is rooted in staff discontent with Mr. Bergin's leadership style. Is Mr. Bergin aware of these concerns about his management style and those of other senior managers? I have spoken to staff who have little faith in Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister for Justice and Equality (5 Oct 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I have a number of questions on immigration, asylum and family law and I will try to keep them as brief as possible. The immigration system is of particular relevance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister for Justice and Equality (5 Oct 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: That is fine. I will keep my questions on immigration for the next session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister for Justice and Equality (5 Oct 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I missed the opening remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister for Justice and Equality (5 Oct 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Apologies for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister for Justice and Equality (5 Oct 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Regarding family law, the Legal Aid Board is a fantastic institution but it is seriously understaffed. Will the Tánaiste tell us whether there are any plans to recruit further to the Legal Aid Board? The minimum contribution for legal aid was increased from €50 to €130 by the former Minister, Alan Shatter, a number of years ago. People who qualify for legal aid are on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister for Justice and Equality (5 Oct 2016)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I specifically referred to the family legal aid system. The entry level to that is very low.