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Private Security Services (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 May 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...one thinks that this is the most emotive and the most potentially fractious and violent area that could involve private security and yet this light touch-regulation exists. People who provide security in bars, restaurants and shops are subject to much more oversight and regulation. It is right that they are subject to oversight and regulation, but they are subject to far more oversight...

Finance Bill 2020: Report Stage (2 Dec 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...pubs, and they are concerned that they are in a bind with regard to the CRSS. I will give the Minister an example. I spoke to a person, Donnchadh is his name as it happens, who runs Cashmans bar in Cork city. It is in the city centre. It has a kitchen and serves food. It has long served food. It was not an innovation as a result of Covid-19 or the like. I have eaten there on one or...

Regulation of Private Security Firms Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Nov 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...Flanagan, who confirmed that this was the case. It is astonishing that we have allowed a situation to develop, whether by oversight or however it came to be, that people who provide security in bars, restaurants and shops are subject to far more oversight and regulation than those responsible for carrying out evictions. The person working the door of Mothercare is subject to more...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...are only high risk. They are upset and worried by this and they feel compromised. They are also unhappy at the relative lack of recourse. To be classified very high risk seems to be quite a high bar. On the other hand, the high risk category is quite broad and it seems to take in everything from mild asthma to cases of leukemia. These people have been categorised as high risk and,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (27 May 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...for the purposes of the SUSI grant whose parents are temporarily unemployed due to Covid-19-related circumstances but do not know if they will be taken on again such as, for example, in the bar or retail trade; and if persons in these circumstances will qualify for the change of circumstances clause in SUSI. [8025/20]

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (20 May 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...am still awaiting a response. Tens of thousands of people have lost their jobs recently, many of them permanently. Many do not know if or when their workplaces will reopen, especially in retail, hospitality, bar and restaurant work. It is totally unclear whether those who are uncertain as to the future of closed businesses will be entitled to SUSI for their children. This affects...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...not classed as independent and whose parents are currently temporarily unemployed due to Covid-19 related circumstances but do not know if they will be taken on again such as, for example, in the bar or retail trade; and if persons in these circumstances will qualify for the change of circumstances clause. [6406/20]

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (13 May 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...seo a réiteach. I have written to the Minister about Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, and I am still waiting for a reply. It needs to be expanded because in respect of income thresholds many parents are in an uncertain position not knowing whether or when the bar or shop they work in will reopen. I have raised my concerns about school profiling with the Minister. It...

Regulation of Private Security Firms Bill 2019: First Stage (31 Jan 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: .... None of this currently applies to this area. There is no licensing, ability to revoke a licence, requirement for identification or any route for complaints. That situation is unacceptable. We expect door staff in our bars and people who are doing security in shops in our high street to be subject to regulation and high standards, yet people involved in the most intrusive, hard edged...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of European Convention on Human Rights (compensation for delays in court proceedings) Bill 2019: Discussion (16 Jan 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the witnesses for being here. I will be brief as I have leave to attend another meeting. I echo and support the points made by FLAC and the Bar Council in regard to access to justice and resourcing of the Courts Service. It is an issue of which Sinn Féin is very conscious. In our pre-budget submissions in recent years we have advocated additional resources for the Courts...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of European Convention on Human Rights (compensation for delays in court proceedings) Bill 2019: Discussion (16 Jan 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Are the Bar Council and FLAC stating it is not clear whether there will be hearings in public or whether it will be largely a paper exercise? This being the case and if it is not currently provided for, is there a need for some form of hearing or opportunity for the aggrieved parties to put their cases in person, or is it best that this remains a paper exercise as it is the most effective...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of European Convention on Human Rights (compensation for delays in court proceedings) Bill 2019: Discussion (16 Jan 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...issues we touched upon. In some instances, delays can be caused by a judge not discharging his or her responsibilities adequately or quickly enough. This question is addressed to FLAC and the Bar Council. Are there areas the Courts Service or the Legislature need to address in terms of the administration of the courts? Are there systematic improvements that can be made to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of European Convention on Human Rights (compensation for delays in court proceedings) Bill 2019: Discussion (16 Jan 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I have two related points, both concerning head 8 pertaining to the quantum of compensation. The first relates to FLAC's submission but the Bar Council of Ireland might wish to comment also. FLAC identified an inconsistency in the approach. It identified inconsistency regarding the European Court of Human Rights Act 2003. I understand it is related to the fact that compensation in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of European Convention on Human Rights (compensation for delays in court proceedings) Bill 2019: Discussion (16 Jan 2019)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Could the delegates address the other point? It would apply to the model proposed by the Bar Council of Ireland also. A court, particularly the High Court, might have to adjudicate on its own delay.

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Nov 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: .... Deputy O'Callaghan made reference to the distance travelled and it includes battles such as the fight to win universal suffrage - the vote essentially - a century ago; the fight against the marriage bar; in very recent times the fight to repeal the eighth amendment that caused so much harm and suffering to women over more than 30 years; and indeed now this fight for equal pay. It is...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (13 Jun 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...is not a situation we can ignore, or lightly dismiss. We owe it to the communities who face this on a daily basis to tackle this head on, to take on these criminals, shut them down and put them behind bars. I recognise this will not be easy. Tackling crime, particularly serious and organised crime, requires a resourced response, a legislative response, and a policing response. The...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Markets in Financial Instruments Bill 2018: Committee Stage (31 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...before 2002. There are some concerning issues being brought to the attention of Deputies about these cases. The interpretation of the 2002 Act by the ombudsman means that these people are being barred from the process. Amendment No. 5, which has been disallowed, was tabled by Deputy Pearse Doherty, and would have made an attempt to get to the heart of this issue. At the core of the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (2 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...are trying to do a great deal on limited resources, while ensuring all organisations, big and small, are careful with data and ensure there are no breaches. The legislation and the GDPR set a high bar and amendments Nos. 37 and 38 would not heighten the bar greatly. They are reasonable proposals and I am inclined to support them, whether on this Stage or Report Stage.

Public Service Superannuation (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...that such members of the force shall cease to be members on attaining 55 years of age but may continue on to 60 years subject to checks. However, the provision has the unintended effect of creating a bar on the appointment of persons aged 55 or more to the rank of Garda Commissioner or that of deputy Garda commissioner where those persons would be external applicants. Clearly, that is...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...redrafting it before Report Stage. The provisions need to be loosened somewhat as the section is too restrictive. I take the point about the necessity to have some practical experience, but the bar is being set too high. Provisions such as those which have been suggested by Deputy Jim O'Callaghan could be considered in that regard. It is likely that I will redraft my amendment in the...