26 SEANAD E´ IREANN 495 De´ardaoin, 27 Aibrea´n, 2006 Thursday, 27th April, 2006 10.30 a.m. RIAR NA hOIBRE Order Paper GNO´ POIBLI´ Public Business 1. An Bille um Chla´ru´ Gnı´omhas agus Teidil 2004 [Bille Seanaid arna leasu´ ag an Da´il] — An Tuarasca´il. Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Da´il]— Report Stage. 2. An Bille um Shaoire do Thuismitheoirı´ (Leasu´ ) 2004 [Bille Seanaid arna leasu´ ag an Da´il] — An Tuarasca´il. Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Da´il]— Report Stage. 3. An Bille um Cheartas Coiriu´ il (Cu´ namh Frithpha´irteach) 2005 — An Tuarasca´il. Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005 — Report Stage. 4. An Bille um an Oifig Na´isiu´ nta d’Fhorbairt Eacnamaı´och agus Sho´ isialach 2002 [Da´il] — An Dara Ce´im. National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002 [Da´il] — Second Stage. 5. An Bille fa´nU´ dara´s um Sha´bha´ilteacht ar Bho´ ithre 2004 athraithe o´ An Bille fa´n U´ dara´s um Tha´sta´il agus Caighdea´in do Thioma´naithe 2004 [Da´il]—An Dara Ce´im. Road Safety Authority Bill 2004 changed from Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004 [Da´il] — Second Stage. 6. Bille na bPrı´osu´ n 2005 — An Coiste. Prisons Bill 2005 — Committee. 7. An Bille um Pleana´il agus Forbairt (Bonneagar Straite´iseach) 2006 — An Coiste. Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 — Committee. 8. An Bille um Chla´ru´ Uachtanna 2005 — An Coiste. Registration of Wills Bill 2005 — Committee. —Senator Terry Leyden. P.T.O. 496 27 Aibrea´n, 2006 9. Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiu´ la (Leasu´ ) 2005 — An Dara Ce´im. Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2005 — Second Stage. —Senators Joe O’Toole, Paul Coghlan, David Norris. Tı´olactha: Presented: 10. An Bille um Shaora´il Faisne´ise (Leasu´ ) (Uimh. 2) 2003 — Ordu´ don Dara Ce´im. Freedom of Information (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2003 — Order for Second Stage. Bille da´ ngairtear Acht do leasu´ an Achta Bill entitled an Act to amend the um Shaora´il Faisne´ise 1997 agus do Freedom of Information Act 1997 and to dhe´anamh socru´ i dtaobh nithe gaolmhara. provide for related matters. —Senator Brendan Ryan. 11. An Bille um Fhorfheidhmiu´ Orduithe Cu´ irte (Uimh. 2) 2004 — Ordu´ don Dara Ce´im. Enforcement of Court Orders (No. 2) Bill 2004 — Order for Second Stage. Bille da´ ngairtear Acht do dhe´anamh Bill entitled an Act to provide for the socru´ maidir leis na cu´ irteanna do making of attachment of earnings orders, dhe´anamh orduithe astaithe tuillimh, attachment of welfare orders, and orduithe astaithe leasa agus orduithe instalment orders by the courts to facilitate tra´thchoda chun forfheidhmiu´ orduithe the enforcement of undischarged court cu´ irte, fı´nea´lacha agus fiacha eile orders, fines and other debts and to provide neamhurscaoilte a e´ascu´ agus do dhe´anamh for related matters. socru´ i dtaobh nithe gaolmhara. —Senator Brian Hayes. 12. An Bille um Chiontaı´ in aghaidh an Sta´it (Leasu´ ) 2006 — Ordu´ don Dara Ce´im. Offences Against the State (Amendment) Bill 2006 — Order for Second Stage. Bille da´ ngairtear Acht do leasu´ an Achta Bill entitled an Act to amend the um Chiontaı´ in Aghaidh an Sta´it 1939. Offences Against the State Act 1939. —Senators Joe O’Toole, David Norris, Mary Henry and Feargal Quinn. 13. Bille na dTithe (I´ocaı´ochtaı´ Ce´ime) 2006 — Ordu´ don Dara Ce´im. Housing (Stage Payments) Bill 2006 — Order for Second Stage. Bille da´ ngairtear Acht do thoirmeasc Bill entitled an Act to prohibit stage ı´ocaı´ochtaı´ ce´ime i gconarthaı´ le haghaidh payments in contracts for certain new tithe nua a´irithe. houses. —Senators Paul Coghlan, Joe O’Toole and Brendan Ryan. Tairiscint: Motion: 14. ‘‘Go gceadaı´onn Seanad E´ ireann an That Seanad E´ ireann approves the Sta´t d’fheidhmiu´ an roghnaithe, arna chur exercise by the State of the option, provided ar fa´il le hAirteagal 4 den cheathru´ Pro´ tacal by Article 4 of the fourth Protocol set out ata´ leagtha amach i gConradh Amstardam, in the Treaty of Amsterdam, to notify the fo´ gra a thabhairt don Chomhairle agus don Council and the Commission that it wishes Choimisiu´ n gur mian leis glacadh leis an to accept the following measure: mbeart seo a leanas: 27 Aibrea´n, 2006 497 Treoir 2004/82/CE an 29 Aibrea´n, 2004 Council Directive 2004/82/EC of 29th o´ n gComhairle maidir le hoibleaga´id a April, 2004 on the obligation of carriers bheith ar iompro´ irı´ sonraı´ a thabhairt mar to communicate passenger data, gheall ar phaisine´irı´, ar beart e´ ar leagadh co´ ip de faoi bhra´id a copy of which measure was laid before Sheanad E´ ireann an 25 Iu´ il, 2005. Seanad E´ ireann on 25th July, 2005.’’ —Senator Mary O’Rourke. Ra´itis: Statements: 15. Ra´itis maidir leis an gcor reatha sa Mhea´n-Oirthear (ato´ga´il). Statements on the current situation in the Middle East (resumed). 16. Ra´itis maidir leis an gCe´ad Tuarasca´il faoi Dhul Chun Cinn o´ n gCoiste Comhairleach Na´isiu´ nta um Dhrugaı´ (ato´ga´il). Statements on the First Progress Report of the National Advisory Committee on Drugs (resumed). 17. Ra´itis maidir le Saora´idı´ Spo´ irt Na´isiu´ nta a Shola´thar (ato´ga´il). Statements on the Provision of National Sporting Facilities (resumed). 18. Ra´itis maidir le Beartas Iompair Re´igiu´ nach (ato´ga´il). Statements on Regional Transport Policy (resumed). 19. Ra´itis maidir le Sa´bha´ilteacht ar Bho´ ithre (ato´ga´il). Statements on Road Safety (resumed). 20. Ra´itis maidir le Pleana´il agus saincheisteanna gaolmhara (ato´ga´il). Statements on Planning and related issues (resumed). Tairiscint (ato´ga´il): Motion (resumed): 21. ‘‘Go nde´anann Seanad E´ ireann, de That Seanad E´ ireann, pursuant to bhun Bhuan-Ordu´ Uimh. 60A, Standing Order No. 60A, 1. A´ thabhairt da´ aire an fhaisne´is seo a 1. Noting the following information from leanas o´ n Aire Dlı´ agus Cirt, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Comhionannais agus Athcho´ irithe Dlı´: Law Reform: (a) go ndearna an Garda Sı´ocha´na,imı´ (a) that the Garda Sı´ocha´na in August Lu´ nasa 2001, ar fhaisne´is a fha´il o´ 2001, on receipt of information from Interpol ar faisne´is´ ı a fuair The Interpol obtained by the United United States Postal Inspection States Postal Inspection Service Service le linn cuardaigh ar a´itreabh during a search of premises in Fort in Fort Worth, Texas, a bhain le Worth, Texas, concerning details of mionsonraı´ custaime´irı´ lı´omhnaithe alleged customers of a company cuideachta a raibh rochtain a´ offering access to child pornography tairiscint aici ar shuı´mh idirlı´n websites, commenced an operation P.T.O. 498 27 Aibrea´n, 2006 pornagrafaı´ochta leanaı´,tu´ s a chur le in relation to persons allegedly so hoibrı´ocht i nda´il le daoine o´ n dlı´nse identified from this jurisdiction, seo a lı´omhnaı´odh a bheith aitheanta amhlaidh, (b) go raibh san a´ireamh sna mionsonraı´ (b) that these details included the sin ainmneacha, pasfhocail agus names, passwords and credit card mionsonraı´ ca´rta creidmheasa agus and charge card details of certain ca´rta muirir daoine a´irithe, persons, (c) go raibh duine darb ainm Brian (c) that one of the persons from this Curtin, 35 Ashe Street, Tralee, Co. jurisdiction so named was a Brian Kerry, ar dhuine de na daoine o´ n Curtin, 35 Ashe Street, Tralee, Co. dlı´nse seo a ainmnı´odh amhlaidh Kerry, and that subsequent enquiries agus gur le´irigh fiosru´ cha´in da´ e´is sin indicated that this person was Brian gurbh e´ Brian Curtin, Breitheamh Curtin, Judge of the Circuit Court, den Chu´ irt Chuarda, agus seoladh tı´ with a home address of 24 Ard na Lı´, co´ naithe 24 Ard na Lı´, Tra´ Lı´, Co. Tralee, Co Kerry, Chiarraı´ aige, an duine sin, (d) go ndearna an Chu´ irt Du´ iche (d) that a warrant to search Judge bara´ntas chun teach co´ naithe an Curtin’s home under section 7 of the Bhreithimh Curtin a chuardach faoi Child Trafficking and Pornography alt 7 den Acht um Gha´innea´il ar Act 1998 issued from the District Leanaı´ agus Pornagrafaı´ocht Leanaı´ Court on foot of an application by a 1998 a eisiu´ int de bhun iarratais o´ member of the Garda Sı´ocha´na on chomhalta den Gharda Sı´ocha´na an 20 May 2002, 20 Bealtaine 2002, (e) go ndearnadh cuardach ar theach (e) that Judge Curtin’s home was co´ naithe an Bhreithimh Curtin da´ e´is subsequently searched on foot of the sin de bhun an bhara´ntais sin agus said warrant and that Gardaı´ took gur ghlac Gardaı´ seilbh ar rı´omhaire possession of a personal computer pearsanta agus ar a´bhar eile le linn and other material during the search, an chuardaigh, (f) gur chuir u´dara´is an Gharda comhad (f) that an investigation file was imscru´daithe faoi bhra´id an Stiu´rtho´ra submitted to the Director of Public Ionchu´iseamh Poiblı´ imı´ Dheireadh Prosecutions by the Garda Fo´mhair 2002, agus gur threoraigh an authorities in October 2002 and that Stiu´rtho´ir Ionchu´iseamh Poiblı´ go the Director of Public Prosecutions nde´anfaı´ an Breitheamh Curtin a instructed that Judge Curtin be ionchu´iseamh as pornagrafaı´ocht prosecuted for knowingly having in leanaı´ a bheith ina sheilbh go feasach his possession child pornography contra´rtha d’alt 6 den Acht um contrary to section 6 of the Child Gha´innea´il ar Leanaı´ agus Trafficking and Pornography Act, Pornagrafaı´ocht Leanaı´ 1998, 1998, (g) gur thosaigh triail an chu´ isimh sin an (g) that the trial of the said charge 20 Aibrea´n 2004 i gCu´ irt Chuarda commenced on 20 April 2004 at Thra´ Lı´ agus go bhfuarthas an Tralee Circuit Court and that on 23 Breitheamh Curtin neamhchiontach April 2004 Judge Curtin was found sa chu´ iseamh sin an 23 Aibrea´n 2004 not guilty of that charge without gan fianaise a bheith tugtha i nda´il le evidence being given in relation to ha´bhar an chu´ isimh, tar e´is don the subject matter of the charge, the Chu´ irt Chuarda Choiriu´ il a Circuit Criminal Court having chinneadh go raibh an bara´ntas sin a determined that the aforesaid 27 Aibrea´n, 2006 499 du´ radh imithe in e´ag nuair a warrant was spent when executed at forghnı´omhaı´odh e´ i dteach co´ naithe the home of Judge Curtin; an Bhreithimh Curtin; agus and 2.