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Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

David Stanton: ...in the prelegislative scrutiny phase through a committee at that time. Since then, things have changed again. The legislation was not drafted. There was no Bill produced at that time, unfortunately. We are where we are. I also want to set up a totally independent regulator. People have been talking about this. What was proposed in 2013 was an office in the Department of Justice...

Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Second Stage (14 May 2019)

David Stanton: ...the Labour Party Bill and I would have liked to have progressed it. However, the main thesis of the Bill was unamendable in reality and it went on a completely different track to what we wanted. We are where we are with the current Bill and I thank colleagues for supporting it. I met representatives of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, IBEC and Chambers Ireland, etc., and the trade...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Regulation of Gambling Sector: Discussion (17 Apr 2019)

David Stanton: ...for the fact that I can only attend for 45 minutes this morning. I am interested in the constructive views of the committee and any help it can provide us in bringing this work forward. We are where we are. I accept the criticism that the process has taken a long time. I wish it had not taken so long. It took a year for the report to be put together. It involved a significant...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)

David Stanton: ...House and elsewhere. They would be greatly enriched if we had proper pre-legislative scrutiny even before Second Stage such as all Government Bills go through along with other checks and balances. We are where we are, however. There is no doubt that many households may be unable to avail of unpaid leave. As such, it is important that our policies in this area are coherent in both...

Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 Report: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2017)

David Stanton: ...the case that the committee might have to start again and redraft the legislation. It might be considered if a Bill is so fundamentally flawed, and the easiest thing might be start again. However, we are where we are. The Bill has been carefully examined by the committee and the report indicates the Bill has fundamental flaws that could lead to many undesirable and unintended...

Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (Resumed) (7 Dec 2012)

David Stanton: We have reached a certain position after many years and we are where we are right now. I have met people and we have all been lobbied strongly on this issue. I have met people from the Pro-Life Campaign. One of its documents states:The most important option not contained in the report is to reverse the Supreme Court decision of 1992, which would allow for abortion up to birth [according to...