As I noted in my opening remarks, it is paramount we ensure that whatever co-ordination structure is put in place in Drogheda links in with the Government's wider approach to community development and community safety. The Department has developed a policy on community safety which has informed the general scheme of the policy and community safety Bill, which proposes local community safety partnerships to ensure co-ordination on safety issues at a local authority level. In addition, we are working with the Departm…

I apologise on behalf of the Minister of State with responsibility for sport, Deputy Chambers, and the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Deputy Catherine Martin, who are caught at a Cabinet meeting and unfortunately cannot be here. I thank the Senator for raising this very important matter. We are acutely aware of the importance of sports capital grants to our local communities. The sports capital and equipment programme is the primary vehicle for Government support for the developmen…

It would appear that perhaps there has been a misinterpretation of the Senator's proposal. I take the Senator's point that the intention is not to prohibit future applications. As I understand it, current applications will remain valid for the next round of funding, so that organisations do not have to go through the entire process of reapplying in that situation. I will certainly bring the additional points to the attention of the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers. I will ask the Minister of State if perhaps a re…

Deputy Naughten has proposed the two interrelated technical amendments regarding the placement of section 1 of this Bill and the non-application provision in respect of section 21(3) of the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020, which relates to the statements of truth. Taken together, the effect of these two amendments would be to delete the application element from section 1 of the Bill and move it into a new and separate section 2. There will be no change to the wording. While I understa…

I thank Deputy Canney for his contribution and for not pressing the amendments. I take his point, which is a stylistic one. I would like to be associated with his comments thanking former Senator Ó Céidigh for introducing and pursuing this very important Bill. I acknowledge Mr. Ó Céidigh's significant contribution.

Deputy Fitzpatrick's amendment refers to section 102 of the principal Act. Currently, this provision would allow a personal insolvency practitioner to propose that the principal amount outstanding on a mortgage should be reduced by a certain sum if the borrower grants a share of his or her equity in the secure property to the secure creditor. The effect of the Deputy's amendment is to specify that the proposal would be made without the agreement of the secure creditor concerned. I appreciate the Deputy's intentions…

The review will be completed this summer and the scheme for the larger Bill is expected by the end of this year. It is on the Government's legislative list.

I move amendment No. 1: In page 6, line 1, after “ Parts 1 and 2 ” to insert “and sections 29, 30 and 31 ”. The purpose of amendments Nos. 1 and 2 is to amend section 1 of the Bill to make provision for the commencement arrangements for the sections in Part 4 of the Bill. Amendment No. 1 relates to the sections that will be commenced by the Minister for Justice, while amendment No. 2 relates to the sections that will be commenced by the Minister for Finance.

I move amendment No. 2: In page 6, line 5, after " Part 3 " to insert “and sections 27, 28 and 30 ”.

I move amendment No. 3: In page 6, line 35, to delete “data” and substitute “data,”.

Amendment No. 3 clarifies the punctuation in the definition of "currency instrument" for consistency with the definition of "counterfeiting instrument". It is aimed at ensuring consistency of drafting.

I move amendment No. 4: In page 8, line 6, to delete “receives or obtains” and substitute “receives, obtains or has in his or her custody or under his or her control”.

I move amendment No. 5: In page 8, to delete lines 12 to 18 and substitute the following: “(2) A person who, without lawful authority or excuse, has in his or her custody or under his or her control a currency instrument, counterfeiting instrument or security feature is guilty of an offence.”.

I move amendment No. 6: In page 12, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 58 of Act of 2001 11. Section 58(1) (as amended by section 7 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Act 2021) of the Act of 2001 is amended, in paragraph (a), by the substitution of “(other than Part 5 or 6)” for “(other than Part 6)”.”. This is an amendment to section 58 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001. As Deputies will note and as previously discussed, sect…

I move amendment No. 7: In page 25, to delete line 2 and substitute the following: “ “(ka) section 34(2A);”, and”.

I move amendment No. 8: In page 25, to delete line 3.

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The amendment proposes a change to the paragraph and sub-paragraph numbering in section 29 of the Bill, which is an amendment to the Criminal Justice Act 1994. The amended numbering is required because the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Act 2021 was recently enacted and commenced and section 9 of the Act also amends the relevant provisions. The amendment is necessary in the context of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001.

I move amendment No. 9: In page 25, to delete lines 5 and 6 and substitute the following: “ “(pa) section 38(2); (pb) section 38A(1);”.”.

I move amendment No. 10: In page 25, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: “Amendment of Economic and Monetary Union Act 1998 30. The Economic and Monetary Union Act 1998 is amended— (a) by the substitution of the following section for section 13: “13. The following shall be defrayed out of the general fund of the Central Bank of Ireland and debited therein to the currency reserve: (a) all sums required for the provision of coins denominated in euro or in cent and provided under section 11; (b) all sums r…