CC
2024-02-13 · Seanad
Defective Building Materials
Does the Minister of State wish to respond?
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 535 of 539 decisive votes (0 abstentions excluded). Read it as a government-or-opposition indicator rather than a measure of influence — the figure is near 100% for members supporting the government of the day and near 0% for those opposing it.
This is the point of the site: contributions keep the party held on the day, not the one held now.
| Party | Recorded as | Contributions | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| CC | Ceann Comhairle / Chair | 219 | 2023-01-25 – 2024-10-01 |
| FF | Fianna Fáil | 204 | 2020-06-29 – 2026-09-23 |
Membership spells on record: FF 2016-04-25–2020-03-29 · FF 2020-03-30–2025-01-29 · FF 2025-01-29–present
Does the Minister of State wish to respond?
As quickly as you can make it.
While I was lenient, it was important that the Minister got to speak about the amendment she proposes to table on Committee Stage. Before we proceed, I welcome members of PDG Rotary Ireland and Dr. Aziz and his family to the Gallery. Tá fáilte romhaibh go léir.
We are dealing with the Social Welfare and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill.
If the Senator wishes, she can table a Commencement matter to discuss another issue with the Minister.
I know what the brief is. We are dealing with this Bill now.
The Senator can table a Commencement matter and the Minister will come to the House to address it for her.
I thank the Senator. Our next contributor is Senator Ardagh, who has ten minutes on the topic at hand.
Amendments Nos. 1, 2 and 5 are related and may be discussed together.
Yes.
Through the Chair, please, Senators. If you want to have a conversation about this, do so outside.
When is it proposed to take the next Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
When is it proposed to take the next Stage?
Is that agreed? Agreed.
You may.
I will be brief. I will speak to the section and amendment No. 84. I echo everything that has been said by Senator Chambers. I thank the Minister for her engagement. There has been a lot of discussion about councillor representative bodies. I was on a conference call this morning with the president of the AILG and received an email from its office afterwards which warmly welcomed the situation as it stands at the moment, with one caveat. I heard the Minister refer to it earlier, but I wish to put it on the record, …
I did not hear the answer to the question asked by Senator Mark Daly about evaluation and who would be evaluating the plan. In writing up the plan, the policing and community safety authority will have a major role to play. Will it have a role to play in the evaluation? It provides in section 63(3)(c) that after the first plan, there will be a review included in all future plans. Who will carry out that review? Will the police be policing the police or will independent eyes look at it? What will be the role of the …
In the scenario where the plan is accepted by the Minister of the day, who else is consulted before this plan is given the green light for implementation with regard to finance? What happens if we adopt and accept the plan, the Minister for Justice accepts the plan and, God forbid, circumstances change like they did in 2008 and the funding is not available for the implementation of the plan?
I may not have been here.