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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-01-24/9/
24 Jan 2018 - Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: First Stage
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-01-30/7/
30 Jan 2018 - Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Second Stage
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-07-11/18/
11 Jul 2018 - Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed)
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-01-30/9/
30 Jan 2018 - Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed)
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-01-24/9/
24 Jan 2018 - in an occupied territory or to extract resources from an occupied territory in certain circumstances; and to provide for related matters. ... Senator Frances Black I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to give
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-01-30/6/
30 Jan 2018 - of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 - Second Stage, to be taken at 4.45 p.m... Senator Jerry Buttimer The Order of Business is No. 1, Private Members' business, Control...., with the time allocated to the debate not to exceed two hours; and No. 2, Technological Universities Bill 2015
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-01-30/9/
30 Jan 2018 - to recognised territory. A state taking action in occupied territory that is not internationally... which encompasses goods from occupied territories. They are excluded from trade deals.... There are precedents in other free trade agreements which have excluded other occupied territories from the provision... in occupied territories do not breach public morality, public policy or the protection of health and life... and the occupied Palestinian territories. It relates to occupied territories. I realise that can be a wide
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-01-30/9/
30 Jan 2018 - of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018, which is a Private Members' Bill. Somehow... about this story. What we really need to know is what are the "occupied territories... Jerusalem, Gaza and the Golan Heights are territories which have been indisputably occupied... called for a ban on imports from illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories... of this debate who have come here today. It is important that we set out the context. This is the Control
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-01-30/7/
30 Jan 2018 - the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018. I welcome the Tánaiste... and ICC. This includes the occupied Palestinian territories. The Bill provides for the option to go... Geneva Convention on the transfer of civilian populations into occupied territories and constitute... and the Golan Heights, are territories which have been occupied by Israel since 1967. They have also... it. In the occupied Palestinian territories, people are forcibly kicked out of their homes, fertile farming
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-01-30/9/
30 Jan 2018 - Black's approach in this Bill in distinguishing between Israel and the occupied territories... obligations by restricting economic activity with settlements which are deemed illegal... people and will see the rights of the Palestinian people who are so oppressed, particularly in the occupied territories, respected at last. .... That makes the Bill all the more compelling. The Bill seeks to ensure that Ireland upholds its humanitarian... at international law. There is an impressive coalition of support signed up for the Bill, as others have pointed
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Debate: Select Committee On Enterprise, Trade And Employment
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_enterprise_trade_and_employment/2007-12-19/2/
19 Dec 2007 - of the report. My Department already controls such activity by issuing export licences for technology... legislation. Second, I remind the committee that the scope of the Bill is to provide for control on exports... of the amendment and any attempt by Ireland to control the activities of a company based in a foreign jurisdiction... to provide for controls on licensed production overseas, that is, where an Irish-based company enters... Institute. It concluded that while control of licensed production overseas was legally feasible
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-01-30/9/
30 Jan 2018 - economically. The Bill carefully recognises that the issue of whether territory is illegally occupied... and natural resources originating in illegal settlements in occupied territories. It is not extreme... this into account. Therefore, this Bill only applies to territories where there is clear international legal... that have worked hard in helping to support this Bill. I want to reference a vote in the Danish... Parliament just last week in regard to a very similar Bill where all of the parties in the Danish Parliament
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-05-09/30/
9 May 2018 - control Bill, published in 2013, which the proposers have essentially replicated. There is nothing wrong... general scheme of the gambling control Bill. Many changes have taken place since 2013. The critical... issue. The Government is not opposing the Private Member's Bill sponsored by Deputies O’Callaghan... with that. The guiding principle of the 2013 scheme is that only gambling activities which... are licensed and regulated would be lawful. Only the regulatory body might issue licences for such activities
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2008-02-20/7/
20 Feb 2008 - Stage last year that sought to extend the scope of extra-territorial brokering controls beyond Irish... attempt to impose extra-territorial controls. The possibility was raised that the inclusion... that the extra-territorial brokering controls should only be exercised outside the EU, as each member... state had a similar obligation to control brokering activities within their jurisdictions. Were... Ireland to have the capacity to control brokering activities in another EU member state, we might
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-05-09/30/
9 May 2018 - Deputy Thomas P. Broughan I am delighted to contribute on the Gambling Control Bill 2018... of the Gambling Control Bill 2013. At the beginning of this year, the Minister of State, Deputy David Stanton... dealt with this legislation even ten or 15 years before the Gambling Control Bill 2013. With regard.... This comprehensive Bill, brought forward by Fianna Fáil, is mainly based on the general scheme..., why is the Government drafting another general scheme when it did nothing with the 2013 Bill
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-01-30/7/
30 Jan 2018 - with this Bill. On visits to Palestine and Israel in July 2017 and January 2018, the Tánaiste openly... of activities. We appreciate that important work for Ireland and for the values we hold internationally. I... congratulate my colleague, Senator Black, on bringing forward this Private Members' Bill. She... is a thoughtful and active Member of the Seanad who is passionate about issues. She made a very sincere... the worthy intention underpinning Senator Black's Bill and the great research that went into it, I
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2008-02-14/7/
14 Feb 2008 - -territorial brokering controls beyond Irish citizens and companies. I thank Deputy Penrose..., as currently drafted. He correctly pointed out that extra-territorial brokering controls should only... brokering activities within its jurisdiction. Were Ireland to provide for a capacity to control... to the closest scrutiny to determine if it was possible to expand the scope of extra-territorial... controls. I regret that on foot of this examination the advice remains that this is a legally complex
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-05-09/26/
9 May 2018 - Chambers and Ann Rabbitte. The proposed Bill is a replication of the general scheme of the Gambling Control..., the Government is not opposing the Private Members' Bill sponsored by Deputies Jim O'Callaghan, Jack... Bill 2013. That scheme was an ambitious effort to introduce comprehensive reform of our antiquated... proposals in the general scheme of the 2013 Bill. I admit that progress has been somewhat slower than..., agreed to review the general scheme of the 2013 Bill and to make significant changes. By contrast
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-05-09/30/
9 May 2018 - Chambers and Ann Rabbitte. The proposed Bill is a replication of the general scheme of the Gambling Control..., the Government is not opposing the Private Members' Bill sponsored by Deputies Jim O'Callaghan, Jack... Bill 2013. That scheme was an ambitious effort to introduce comprehensive reform of our antiquated... proposals in the general scheme of the 2013 Bill. I admit that progress has been somewhat slower than..., agreed to review the general scheme of the 2013 Bill and to make significant changes. By contrast
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2007-03-01/11/
1 Mar 2007 - . The enforcement powers of the building control authorities will be strengthened under this Bill... under the terms of this Bill, from €800 to €5,000 and from €10,000 to €25,000, for example. While... enforcement, that cases do not go to court. The major deterrent under this Bill is the fact... that a building cannot be occupied unless it has a fire safety certificate, disability access certificate... or necessary revised certificates. This provision has serious economic implications
