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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Vincent P Martin: ...to be happy to have no transparency in the Circuit Criminal Court but they want transparency in the context of someone vindicating their reputation in circumstances where damage to the latter could destroy their livelihood. The other interesting parallel on which I would like to hear from witnesses is the comment to the effect - I agree that it makes sense and I was not surprised to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (31 May 2023)

Vincent P Martin: ...official registration of the land to take place and that the matter is back with the Chief State Solicitor's office. There is a feeling of déjà vuhere. The toing and froing goes on and on. It is soul-destroying for the 37 resilient staff, ably led by school principal, Catherine Carragher, the three special needs assistants, the two office administration staff, the caretaker...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Rule of Law Report: Engagement with European Commissioner for Justice (24 Nov 2022)

Vincent P Martin: ...the Commissioner will lead? Finally, the Commissioner spoke about data protection. I believe that it is an unintended consequence and he may know that member states now have to follow EU law and destroy vital evidence that could be used in criminal cases of the most serious nature that could help convict dangerous people, after affording fairness and due process. That is being stifled...

Seanad: Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Vincent P Martin: ...a serious crime is committed today, if it is not an issue of national security, after 90 days, evidence that could be very supportive and corroborate a prosecution is not just inaccessible, it is destroyed. After 90 days, one cannot get it for a serious offence like murder or rape.How can a preservation order possibly be obtained if the person is unidentifiable and we do not know where we...

Seanad: Protection of the Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021: Second Stage (2 Jun 2022)

Vincent P Martin: ...proven otherwise. However, it is threatened with extinction by hybridisation due to continued increasing and unnecessary imports of non-native honeybees. Imported honeybees mate with natives and destroy the delicate balance honed by thousands of years of evolution. The unique genetic traits of the native honeybee get lost.Once genetic diversity is lost, it is lost forever. This topic...

Seanad: Situation in Ukraine: Statements (1 Mar 2022)

Vincent P Martin: ...being raged over the control of fossil fuels with innocent victims suffering by being deprived of fossil fuels as a result of war. Renewables are a force of peace. Spending money on fossil fuels destroys our world, including biodiversity. Spending money on Russian fossil fuels is akin to contributing money to buying Russian tanks. The strength of our language in condemning the...

Seanad: British Government Legacy Proposals: Motion (13 Oct 2021)

Vincent P Martin: ...on both sides and by state forces but this should not mean the surviving victims cannot have answers to their questions or the comfort of knowing that those who bestowed deep sadness on them by destroying their families would be held to account. We cannot cancel evil or sweep it under the carpet just by saying it happened in both communities and everywhere. Evil is evil, murder is murder...

Seanad: Civil Legal Aid (Exclusion of Value of Free or Partly Free Board) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (31 May 2021)

Vincent P Martin: ...we have a personal insolvency regime on a statutory footing. We also have Abhaile, which is very good and a step in the right direction. What happens if people have been defamed and their reputation has been destroyed? If they are not rich, they cannot go to court unless they meet lawyers who are willing to get stuck into the case, potentially for years, without getting paid.That is due...

Seanad: Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (24 May 2021)

Vincent P Martin: ...lockdowns sucked the heart out of our nation. A control culture evolved and we lost basic freedoms to move and socialise. We have lost people, families have been shattered, businesses have been destroyed and the health service has been stretched like never before. We must never forget the heroes of the hour: all those on the front line. Optimism, fellow Senators, has returned and hope...