I move amendment No. 5: In page 3, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following: “ ‘recruitment for purpose of serving in the armed forces of a state engaged in war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide’ shall be construed in accordance with section 4F;”.

I move amendment No. 6: In page 3, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following: “ ‘travel for purpose of serving in the armed forces of a state engaged in war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide’ shall be construed in accordance with section 4F;”.

I move amendment No. 7: In page 5, to delete line 17. This section raises very significant concerns. We only have to look to our near neighbours in Britain to see where issues have arisen with protests. Some time ago, the Minister of State spoke about her own views regarding some of what has been going on in the Middle East, Palestine and Lebanon and her opposition to all of that. We can see how the definition of "glorification of terrorism" has been open to abuse. In Britain, 3,500 people who have declared themsel…

I move amendment No. 8: In page 5, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “(j) organising or facilitating travel for the purpose of serving in the armed forces of a state engaged in war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide, (k) providing training in the armed forces of a state engaged in war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide, (l) receiving training in the armed forces of a state engaged in war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide, (m) recruitment for purpose of serving in the arme…

I move amendment No. 15: In page 9, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: “Training for purpose of serving in the armed forces of a state engaged in war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide 4F. (1) For the purposes of this Part, training in the armed forces of a state engaged in the commission of war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide means intentionally providing instruction or training in the skills of— (a) making or using, for the purpose of committing, or contributing to, the commissio…

I move amendment No. 16: In page 9, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: “Recruitment for purpose of serving in the armed forces of a state engaged in war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide 4F. For the purposes of this Part, recruitment for the purpose of serving in the armed forces of a state engaged in war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide means the intentional recruitment of another person to serve in the armed forces of a state which is engaged in, or is reasonably suspected of hav…

I move amendment No. 17: In page 9, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: “Travel for purpose of serving in the armed forces of a state engaged in war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide 4F. For the purposes of this Part, a person travels for the purpose of serving in the armed forces of a state engaged in war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide if he or she travels from the State to a place other than the State for the purpose of participation in the armed forces of another state which is…

I move amendment No. 18: In page 9, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: “Organising or facilitating travel for purpose of participation in the armed forces of another state which is engaged in genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes 4F. For the purposes of this Part, a person organises or facilitates travel for the purpose of participation in the armed forces of another state which is engaged in genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes— (a) if he or she— (i) does any act— (I) consisting o…

I welcome the opportunity to discuss the EU e-evidence package and this legislation, which seeks to transpose the package into Irish law. We support the basic tenets of the Bill, which seeks to make cross-border requests for electronic evidence such as social media posts and emails more efficient. We live in an increasingly globalised and digitalised world. As we know on this island, crime does not respect borders. I understand the necessity of this type of legislation. I support the sharing of e-evidence in the ap…

All that can be said in relation to this has been said, so I will not reiterate all of the points. I acknowledge the work of Catherine Ardagh on this. She championed this cause for so long. I also acknowledge the Minister of State's work in bringing this forward. People have spoken eloquently about the Bill's importance. There is hardly a family in the country that has escaped the impact of cancer, and my own is no exception. This is primarily about addressing an injustice and one that is all the more acute because…

I also congratulate Senator Ahearn on his elevation to his new position. Having got to know him over the 18 months I have been here, I have no doubt that he has the qualities that will make him a good Leader of the House and I look forward to working with him in the time ahead. I like to think that my refraining from showering praise on him last week, from a Sinn Féin perspective, might have assisted in securing the job for him, so I am glad I held my tongue at that time. As I said, I have no doubt that he will mak…

Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. We have a number of serious concerns regarding the legislation. While I fully recognise the need for robust and effective laws to deal with real and ongoing threats of terrorism, and the Bill does indeed deal with many of the emerging challenges in recent years in relation to bad actors in particular, we must ensure terrorism-related provisions are not misused to target legitimate political protests, activism or freedom of expression. Unfortunately, the Bill as drafted fails to gu…

I will not dent the Acting Leader's hopes any further by offering congratulations.

The Acting Leader is doing a good job, by the way.

I raise the issue of Kilmainham Gaol and the request the board of visitors made to the OPW, which should be made directly to the Minister, to organise an event, permissible under its terms of reference, to honour the voluntary workers and families who between the years of 1960 and 1986 restored the prison from complete ruin. They are people like Charlie Gorman, otherwise known as the suicide roofer, which tells you the circumstances he was working under. He is an uncle of Teachta Máire Devine. He pushed through the…

I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, to delete lines 26 to 31 and substitute the following: " "infrastructure” means any infrastructure that enables essential facilities and systems of the State to function effectively and includes, but is not limited to— (a) housing, (b) health facilities, (c) transport facilities, including ports and airports, and transport systems, including roads and railways, (d) energy generation, transmission and distribution systems, and (e) water supply, wastewater and waste management syste…

Yes.

I move amendment No. 5: In page 5, line 40, after “completed” to insert “and to comply with relevant binding time-limits that will be issued by the Minister within four weeks of the passage of this Act”. As most of us said at the outset, we are supportive of the idea of the Bill. We want to see critical infrastructure being done more efficiently, speedily and cost effectively. We hope the legislation in front of us will achieve those outcomes but we have added suggestions and proposals to put to it. None have been …

I raise again - it was raised yesterday and in the Dáil Chamber - the second night of rioting and disturbance in Belfast and some other areas of the North. All of us were shocked and appalled by the images of the attack on the man in Belfast on Monday. A man has been charged and will face judicial process in due course. The response to that has been absolutely outrageous. The North has the unenviable record of being the area with the highest level of violence against women, and has had it for many years. We have se…

I would like to split my time with Senator Collins.