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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Working Group on Unification Referendums: Discussion (30 Mar 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

...I should respond also on the definition of "imminent". I think Professor McCrudden dropped out of the meeting for a moment so may not have heard the question about protection of rights under the ECHR. Perhaps we should ask Dr. Kenny to come in first on that and Professor McCrudden can pick up from him. The question of a new constitution is an issue on which we do not take a view as a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Commission Rule of Law Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

.... We also note that work is still ongoing on establishing a compensation scheme to award damages in the event of protracted court proceedings, as required by a European Court of Human Rights, ECHR, judgment. The committee will be aware that we take into account standards for our report, not only the treaties and case law from the European Court of Justice, ECJ, in Luxembourg, but also...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (4 Mar 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...Human Rights Sanctions Regime in response to events surrounding the arrest and detention of Alexei Navalny, and these were published 2 March. On 16 February the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) granted an interim measure on behalf of Mr. Navalny, indicating to the Russian Government that he should be immediately released, on the basis of “the nature and extent of risk to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The EU and Irish Unity - Planning and Preparing for Constitutional Change in Ireland: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...great deal on that issue. In regard to the constitutional structures that may be appropriate or relevant, either at an Irish constitutional level or recognising those rights-based concerns from an ECHR perspective, while pages 66 to 69 acknowledge it, I believe the entire report needs to be infused with this idea rather than the inevitability of the constitutional structure changing....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (27 Jan 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...of the many issues raised, examining relevant reforms in other jurisdictions, organising a symposium on defamation law reform, and careful consideration of recent European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) case law. Unfortunately, completion of the review was delayed in 2020, due to the need to prepare and enact urgent legislation to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit. My...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Protection (15 Dec 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Johnny Mythen: ...and Skills if she will address the matter regarding ensuring access to the ex gratia scheme and the publication of the action plan regarding these issues which survivors have been seeking since the ECHR judgement on 28 January 2014; when the report will be published; when exactly the survivors will be able to access the remedy and relief programme with specific reference to future...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (1 Dec 2020)

Simon Coveney: ...society organisations, have expressed significant concerns in relation to the Internal Market Bill and the risk that it will undermine the Good Friday Agreement commitment to ensure incorporation of the ECHR, and risk diminishing the commitment to ensure there is no diminution of rights, safeguards or equality of opportunity as the UK leaves the EU. The Government takes these concerns...

Seanad: Inquiry into the Murder of Mr. Patrick Finucane: Motion (25 Nov 2020) See 1 other result from this debate

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...Irish Governments and all political parties for the Finucane family over the past decade in their efforts to find the truth behind the murder; - notes the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg in October, 2003, that proceedings following the death of Patrick Finucane failed to provide a prompt and effective investigation into the allegations of collusion by...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (10 Nov 2020)

Thomas Pringle: ...with the EU, Spanish and UK authorities to secure the release of the Catalan public representative; the legal options available to his Department in such matters; if Ireland can bring a case to the ECHR similar to that of the Hooded Men case that Ireland brought against the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34708/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Protection (14 Oct 2020)

Paul Murphy: ...ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff in her Department that are working on the report for the Council of Europe on the implementation of the European Court of Human Rights, ECHR, ruling in a case (details supplied); the reason the filing of that report was delayed to 8 December 2020; and if outside groups or persons are being consulted in the drafting of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Simon Harris: Article 2 is one of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR’s) most fundamental Articles and is non-derogable. Article 2(1) places an obligation on the State not only to refrain from the intentional and unlawful taking of life but also to take appropriate steps to safeguard the lives of those within its jurisdiction. The Ethical Framework for Decision Making in a Pandemic...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Dec 2019)

...are directly linked to the issues encountered in our clinics. The right of access to justice is accepted as a constitutional principle and a right under the European Convention on Human Rights, ECHR. Without it, people are unable to have their voice heard, exercise their rights, challenge discrimination or hold decision-makers accountable. It is a fundamental tenet of a functioning...

Seanad: Inquiry into the Death of Shane O'Farrell: Statements (20 Nov 2019)

David Norris: ...terms of reference, which the Department had proposed in February 2019. I have a list of clear, specific and factual complaints from the family. The Department removed references to Shane and the family's rights under the ECHR to ensure an effective investigation into the unlawful killing. To date, the State has failed in its obligations under the ECHR. It removed consideration of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: European Court of Human Rights Judgments (19 Nov 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...suffered. As the Deputy will be aware, the ex gratiascheme was established on foot of the specific circumstances arising from and in response to the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights, ECHR, relating to Ms Louise O'Keeffe. Ireland submits biannual action plans to the relevant committee of ministers which is responsible for supervising the implementation of the judgment of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Voting and Citizenship Rights of Citizens in Northern Ireland: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Frances Black: ..., do not. Germany had previously set a 25-year time limit on external voting but this was relaxed in 2012. The United Kingdom has a 15-year time limit but after a European Court of Human Rights, ECHR, case, it now plans to drop it. Internationally, the trend is moving strongly towards providing for external voting rights, with more than 120 countries now having done so. These figures...

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (18 Sep 2019)

Seán Sherlock: ...and welfare of the child. The court and not the GAL must remain the ultimate arbiter in determining the rights of children and parents in these matters to ensure compliance with its statutory, constitutional and ECHR duties. I take that at face value because that is the voice of somebody who has been working at the coalface for many years, indeed somebody who is well known to many of us...

State Ex Gratia Scheme: Statements (10 Jul 2019) See 4 other results from this debate

Catherine Connolly: ...out...the State...would have been better placed to act”. This is not about more people speaking out; this is about the State failing in its duty and in infringement of Articles 3 and 15 of the ECHR. Article 3 enshrines one of the most fundamental values of democratic societies. It "prohibits in absolute terms torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment." The State...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Spent Convictions: Discussion (10 Jul 2019)

...Act adopts a 12-month to 24-month custodial cut-off and a rigid seven-year rehabilitation period, the combination of those factors means that the scheme, as it stands, would be found contrary to Article 8 of the ECHR.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (9 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...to make a deportation process or not, family units are examined together and full consideration is given to all aspects of the case, including rights under the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR).

Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...the circumstances in which the death occurred". This is a key issue in certain inquests - for example, those occurring while the deceased was in State custody or detention - for strengthening our compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights, ECHR. However, it will remain the position that an inquest does not make any finding of civil or criminal liability.Section 11 requires...