My List of Private Members' Bills
Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 08:44AM If elected, I would be planning to introduce, or support the introduction by others, of Bills as follows (in order of priority):
- Burden-sharing (Personal Mortgages) Bill
To relieve some borrowers of some liability for loss in value of mortgaged homes
- Banking (Criminal Offences) Bill
To create the criminal offence of reckless lending , and similar
- Citizens Initiatives Bill
To require the Oireachtas to debate legislation suggested by citizen petitions
- Voter Recall of Elected Representatives Bill
To provide a mechanism whereby non-performing TDs can be forced to face a by-election by voter petition
- Electoral Amendment (Voter Write-In Options) Bill
To permit voters to vote for options not on official ballot
- Public Service Pensions in Payment (Reform) Bill
To provide for review of, especially, retired politician entitlements
- Prosecution of Offences (Amendment) Bill
To provide for reform of public and private prosecution arrangements
- Medical Intervention in Pregnancies Regulation Bill
To set regulations in this area implementing referendum and court decisions
- Data Retention (Repeal) Bill
To restore a better balance between citizens' privacy and appropriate law enforcement
Please feel free to suggest more, and I will consider adding them.
Reader Comments (3)
*Burden-sharing (Personal Mortgages) Bill
*To relieve some borrowers of some liability for loss in value of mortgaged homes
People who borrow must be held accountable. They are adults and make adult decisions. There were ample warnings that an end to the bubble was coming. This is unjustified.
*Banking (Criminal Offences) Bill
*To create the criminal offence of reckless lending , and similar
This is far too subjective to apply. What is needed is a regulatory framework where guidelines are set out on the assessment of lending criteria. Banks who lend outside these criteria should be made to report it in their Annual Accounts, and would then be deemed to be liable to having the loan cancelled and
*Citizens Initiatives Bill
*To require the Oireachtas to debate legislation suggested by citizen petitions
A populist idea that unfortunately would cost millions in practice.
*Voter Recall of Elected Representatives Bill
*To provide a mechanism whereby non-performing TDs can be forced to face a by-election by voter *petition
An objectionable and deeply anti democratic suggestion. It would also trigger recall campaigns in dozens of constituencies from the moment an election is announced.
*Electoral Amendment (Voter Write-In Options) Bill
To permit voters to vote for options not on official ballot
Another populist but essentially meaningless suggestion.
*Public Service Pensions in Payment (Reform) Bill
*To provide for review of, especially, retired politician entitlements
No need for a Bill to launch a review.
*Prosecution of Offences (Amendment) Bill
*To provide for reform of public and private prosecution arrangements
No idea what this means.
*Medical Intervention in Pregnancies Regulation Bill
*To set regulations in this area implementing referendum and court decisions
No idea what this means.
*Data Retention (Repeal) Bill
*To restore a better balance between citizens' privacy and appropriate law enforcement
Sounds good but no idea what this means.