Results 21-40 of 79 for justice speaker:Ossian Smyth

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: International Students (5 Jul 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...beyond students and other people on international visas would request the same treatment, which could lead to a higher cost or higher burden on the State through the Department. The Minister for Justice said it is clear that the insurance policy that was previously available to students in the State is no longer available for them to purchase as it does not comply with relevant...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Negotiations (28 Sep 2023)

Ossian Smyth: Ireland has been involved in previous loss and damage operations and will do the same again this time. We are considered to be a high-ambition country and one that puts social justice at the core of what it pushes for. There will be grants. We will be pushing for that angle. We will also try to ensure that the countries that need the money get it. We have to recognise that in order to...

Seanad: National Parks: Special Educational Needs (23 May 2023)

Ossian Smyth: The Minister for Justice believes it would not be appropriate for me to provide details on, or make reference to, the specific project to which the Senator refers. The IIP was established more than a decade ago, during a time of unprecedented economic difficulty, to stimulate investment in Ireland that would be of strategic and public benefit to the State.However, it is important that we...

Recent Cyberattack and its Impact on the Health System: Statements (18 May 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...as they are the best skilled to know their own systems. That is the chain of command. It requires an all-of-government response. In this case, we have the Department of Health, the Department of Justice and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications involved, and co-ordination from the Department of the Taoiseach.

Criminal Justice (Public Order) (Quadbikes and Scramblers) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Sep 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...Motor Sports in the past. It worked with children who were stealing cars and I have seen it working in other locations. I would support that approach. It is all part of what the Department of Justice is working on. While none of us disagrees with the need to deal with the scourge of illegally used quad bikes, scramblers and other vehicles, both on public and private land, we also...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: International Students (5 Jul 2022)

Ossian Smyth: I am here on behalf of the Minister for Justice, Deputy Helen McEntee, and her Department. I thank the Senator for raising this important matter. The Minister is aware that this is an issue on which he is engaged. She, too, is keen to see a resolution to the matter as soon as possible. By way of background, the Senator will be aware that many immigration permissions include the condition...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Infrastructure (7 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: It is a judgment from the European Court of Justice. On the question of whether the 2 GW of power we are commissioning will be covered by the Energy Charter Treaty, it depends on which countries win the contracts to build them. Those contracts have not been agreed or specified, so the terms are not known. I take the Senator's point on how long it is going to last. We need 2 GW of power by...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (22 Nov 2022)

Ossian Smyth: On behalf of the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, I thank Deputy Stanton for raising this issue in the House. The Deputy will appreciate of course that the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the allocation and distribution of resources. However, I can inform the Deputy it is anticipated that the Garda Reserve recruitment process will launch in the coming year. As the Deputy may...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (5 Apr 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...roadmap to be published later this year in the new National Waste Management Plan for a Circular Economy in 2022. The programme has been a key component of Ireland's response to the judgment of the European Court of Justice in case C494/01. The Comptroller and Auditor General published a chapter on the programme in the 2019 Appropriation Account- this can be accessed at the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (17 Apr 2024)

Ossian Smyth: On behalf of the Minister for Justice, I thank Deputy Harkin for raising this issue in the House today. I am aware that the Deputy has also written to the Minister about this previously. The Minister, Deputy McEntee, is committed, as is the entire Government, to building stronger, safer communities and a strengthened, well-resourced Garda Síochána across the country is central...

Seanad: Public Service Pay Bill 2020: Second Stage (14 Jun 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...dynamic public sector, which is absolutely right. It is why the issue of reform and linking reform with pay rises are present throughout this Bill. Senator Ward highlighted the plight of criminal justice barristers who are on very low pay and had their fees cut during the previous financial emergency. Those fees were not raised subsequently and there has not been a pay rise since 2002....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (17 Apr 2024)

Ossian Smyth: ...is committed to building stronger, safer communities in rural Ireland and in our towns and cities. To do this, it is vital that An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs. The Department of Justice is making changes to the structures of An Garda Síochána through the roll out of a new Garda operating model. This will become operational in Sligo and Leitrim later...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...everybody in Ireland. Everybody is working on this at maximum capacity. There is no problem about parts of the Government not co-operating with each other. I meet the Ministers for Health and Justice every day to make sure our response to this is co-ordinated and there really is no problem in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (14 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...local authorities in their efforts to combat litter and illegal dumping. Drafting of the Bill is well advanced, following consultation with the Data Protection Commissioners, the Department of Justice and the Waste Enforcement Regional Lead Authorities (WERLAs), as is, I understand, the pre-legislative scrutiny process before the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action. The Bill...

Seanad: Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Oct 2022)

Ossian Smyth: .... The landlord splits the bill between the tenants and asks them all to pay their share. If landlords do not split the bill and take some of the money for themselves, that is a breach of natural justice and should be resolved by the RTB. That is called theft.

Recent Cyberattack and its Impact on the Health System: Statements (18 May 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau, which I believe has had its number of staff doubled to 140. I can get more up-to-date numbers on that. The bureau reports to Deputy Humphreys as Minister for Justice. The Garda has intelligence from the Directorate of Military Intelligence. It is an intelligence bureau and has a different role from that of investigating crime and making...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Family Reunification (8 Nov 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...under review. The guidelines for the processing of long-stay family applications are set out in the policy document and there is information to assist people in making applications on the Department of Justice website. On my behalf, and on behalf of the Minister, Deputy McEntee, I want to again express sympathy for what must be a very difficult situation for our Palestinian community and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (14 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...the information. The information that shows on screen is the same as the printed information on the sheet of paper. There are no extra data there. They are all encoded in the QR code. The Department of Justice developed this app for its immigration staff, and I believe it is the same app that is used by the carriers where they choose to use it. It is an Android app. It is not...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (15 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...new Garda building and refurbishment programme 2022 to 2027 is being developed by Garda Síochána estates in conjunction with the Office of Public Works, OPW, and officials from the Department of Justice. I further understand An Garda Síochána has had an exploratory discussion with Dublin City Council on the development of a new Garda station to service the greater...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...day was wrong. I also think that what Sinn Féin is doing today is wrong. Attacking the Minister, Deputy Helen McEntee, is playing into an existing far-right trope, the idea that a woman is too weak to be the justice minister. This is something I see put out on social media all the time, and it pushes that idea.