Results 61-79 of 79 for justice speaker:Ossian Smyth

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...legal advice about whether this law would be challenged and whether that challenge might be successful is important and doing the pre-legislative scrutiny on the gambling Bill in the Department of Justice is also important work. We need to make sure it will stand up and that we have all the information we need to make a good law. We clearly share the same objectives. We want to make...

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (29 Sep 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...power to stop marketing their products in that way and perhaps it is time they do so. Senator Boylan raised concerns regarding the regulation of gambling. Work is under way in the Department of Justice to introduce a significant suite of reforms of the models for licensing and regulating gambling. It is important to ensure the regulatory model that has been established for the national...

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...the role of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities. I will keep my comments focused on this Bill. I am going to address some of the contributions of Deputies but I will not be able to do them all justice right now, and I think we can address them better on Committee Stage. One general question was why are we legislating in this emergency way. Our general direction of travel on...

Freedom of Information Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Feb 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...will continue to work closely with the OIC in progressing this project, but it will also liaise closely with other key sectoral stakeholders. One of the challenges in undertaking the review is doing justice to the breadth of the FOI system. The Department will continue to proactively seek views from individuals and advocacy groups who may be able to provide insights regarding the use...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Office of the Ombudsman) Regulations 2022 (6 Apr 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...a long and detailed engagement between my Department, the Office of the Ombudsman and the Office of Parliamentary Counsel. It has been approved by both the Data Protection Commission and the Department of Justice as being in compliance with the letter and spirit of the GDPR in accordance with sections 60(9) and 60(10) of the 2018 Act. Under these regulations, data subject rights can only...

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...Covid-19, the Government continues to invest in our core public services, with a significant proportion of gross voted current expenditure allocated to health, housing, social protection, education and justice. All of these provide essential front-line public services. This will continue in the coming years, with sustainable increases that are broadly in line with the trend growth rate...

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Feb 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...but is a stark reminder to us all of the necessity for this legislation. It is by listening to the lived experiences of these brave people that we can face up to and learn from the mistakes and injustices of the past and do our best to do right by those who will find themselves in similar positions in the future. Turning now to some of the specific issues raised, understandably, a number...

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...in this context. The gambling regulatory authority, which is to be established under the prospective gambling regulation legislation, will operate as an independent regulator under the aegis of the Department of Justice. It is intended that the authority will regulate gambling, gaming, and lottery services by both the commercial and non-commercial providers of such services, including...

Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Jun 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...their motor insurance premium, perhaps because of their individual circumstances, we need to be cautious in drawing conclusions from these figures as it is simply too early to do so. The Minister for Justice is to make a report to Government by the end of this year assessing the impact of the guidelines. Official data have shown that prices have been declining for some time....

Increased Fossil Fuel Divestment: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Dec 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...fuels. Ireland did not just work with the EU. It also negotiated closely with small island states to push for the double ambition of reducing emissions as well as obtaining and securing climate justice. I say today that the Paris Agreement is stronger today than it was yesterday. It is easy to be cynical and look at these global agreements, to ask why bother, and to say it is just...

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...subsidy to children under 15 from September 2022, benefiting up to 40,000 children and will remove the practice of deducting hours spent in preschool or school from the entitlement to subsidised hours under the scheme. Increased core current funding of over €140 million for the justice Vote group will provide for recruitment of an additional 800 trainee gardaí and 400...

Energy Charter Treaty: Statements (9 Nov 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...states, as the current, unmodernised treaty is not in line with the EU's investment policy and law and with the EU's energy and climate goals. I am now going to refer to some rulings by Court of Justice of the European Union, CJEU. Recent rulings have determined that the arbitration system under the Energy Charter Treaty cannot be used to claim compensation in intra-EU disputes. As...

Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (20 Apr 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...from three years to five, which Senator Gavan also mentioned. Senator Martin said he believed any sanctions that come out of this Bill should be in accordance with the principles of natural justice, and I absolutely agree. He asked that, on Committee Stage, we also discuss administrative sanctions versus criminal offences, penalties for anti-avoidance provisions, and whether both of...

Seanad: Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (8 Feb 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...is currently subject to infringement proceedings for failing to meet its obligation to transpose the EECC by the deadline of 21 December 2020. The Commission initiated proceedings in the European Court of Justice against Ireland in respect of this infringement in July 2022. A hearing date is expected to be set down by the court in the coming months. These infringement proceedings have...

Seanad: Government Commitments on Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion (31 May 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...glad to hear Senator Boylan say that her party supports the reform of the planning system. She did say, however, that she is concerned there will be a limit or reduction in respect of access to justice. I agree with and support that point. She mentioned a decade of inactivity. While there is no point in regretting the past, it is worth noting that other European countries have moved...

Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...the various measures and, therefore the contributions mostly related to additional measures they would like to see or to different emphases of priority, all of which I take on board. I cannot do justice to every contribution that was made over the two days of debate, so I propose that as well as addressing a number of them, we will take them up again on Committee Stage if any Deputies...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Ossian Smyth: I thank Senators. I will not do justice to their contributions in the seven minutes allocated to me. I will have more time on Committee Stage to discuss issues, and I can also discuss them in the meantime with Senators. I welcome the general tone of the contributions from everybody. They were very constructive. People were genuinely trying to think of ways to make the Bill better....

Carbon Budget: Motion (6 Apr 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...;C. It strikes a balance between increasing climate ambition, delivering on calls for increased climate finance and adaptation supports and leading the way for a new dialogue on the issue of loss and damage, critical to supporting climate justice for those most exposed to climate change. The carbon budget programme provides Ireland with a strong and deliverable framework for meeting our...

Seanad: Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (4 Nov 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...works without the required assessments, leaving project-specific assessment aspects to be incorporated, including perhaps an overall strategic environmental assessment and screening for appropriate assessment under the habitats directive. The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled the environmental objectives of the water framework directive are legally binding on member states...