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Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It is the use of the word "murder".

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2024)

Helen McEntee: It is the use of that. It does not exist, so to disapply it for the aged-out child brings it onto a level playing field and brings it back to where it was. I am not saying we should not have on the Statute Book something specific about murder as it relates to children but it does not currently exist. Applying the amendment as it stands inserts something specific to murder for the aged-out...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Committee (25 Sep 2024)

Jackie Cahill: I wish to make members aware of the following: an order agreeing the motion regarding the Thirty-Second Report of the Standing Committee of Selection and Appointment of Committee Cathaoirligh was passed by the Dáil on 18 September. Arising from this, Deputy Kerrane has been appointed Cathaoirleach of the Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. Deputy Martin...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Jackie Cahill: I acknowledge that the Minister took on board some amendments suggested in our previous discussion of the Bill. It is unusual to have a Bill on Committee Stage with no amendments. If members want to speak about any part of the Bill, they are free to do so. We will not take amendments this evening as there are none listed. Report Stage will be taken in the Chamber if members want to table...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Jackie Cahill: Where are you in the Bill, Deputy Mythen?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Jackie Cahill: That is in section 9. You will have to wait. That issue will be addressed when we get to section 9.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Jackie Cahill: Okay.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Jackie Cahill: Deputy Mythen wished to make a point on section 9.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Jackie Cahill: Provided it has been discussed here.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Jackie Cahill: We discussed that aspect the previous day and decided it would be better to leave the matter open.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Jackie Cahill: Section 2(2)(b) provides that the Minister "shall include, among the persons appointed under clause (a), at least 2 persons with practical knowledge or experience of farming".

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Jackie Cahill: We went through that the previous day.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Jackie Cahill: I thank the Minister.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Message to Dáil (25 Sep 2024)

Jackie Cahill: As consideration of the Bill has been completed, in accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has completed its consideration of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024 and has made no amendments thereto.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Increasing Employment Participation for Persons with Disabilities: Disabled Persons' Organisations Network (25 Sep 2024)

Dessie Ellis: I thank Ms Quigley for her opening statement. It goes without saying that we all share the same goal of fully implementing the UNCRPD. According to the European Disability Forum report, the average rate of employment in the EU for people with disabilities is 51% while in Ireland it is only 32.6%. This is the joint lowest figure in Europe. Full-time employment for women with a disability...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Increasing Employment Participation for Persons with Disabilities: Disabled Persons' Organisations Network (25 Sep 2024)

Dessie Ellis: It is interesting that Mr. Sherwin has said that during Covid people were working from home more. I am trying to get my head around the number of people who were working from home and whether they had the necessary facilities, etc. It is interesting to hear that happened during Covid.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Increasing Employment Participation for Persons with Disabilities: Disabled Persons' Organisations Network (25 Sep 2024)

Dessie Ellis: Did employers buy into that by contributing or helping?

Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: That is not right either because-----

Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Emer Higgins: I assure Deputies Collins and McGrath-----

Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: -----it is a Government Department.