Richard Bruton
Question:838 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act, 1994, does not specify either the distance or the duration during which a person directed by the Garda must leave the vicinity of a public place; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that this creates difficulty for the Garda in enforcing these provisions as the Act does not appear to confer on them the right to decide on either the expulsion periods or the expulsion distances in relation to disorderly young people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2116/99}