Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 February 2004
262 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has received correspondence from an Irish citizen (details supplied) regarding their request to have a conviction for destitution as a child, wrongfully made against this person many years ago, expunged and an individual pardon extended to them by the institutions of Irish State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5994/04]
View answerThe person referred to by the Deputy has been in contact with my Department in relation to this issue and a reply has already issued. Section 35 of the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 provides a stipulation that for children who were detained in institutions, other than children who were detained as a result of an offence, should not be regarded as having any form of conviction. In the case where children were detained in an institution as a result of an offence the Children Act 2001 provides that the offence committed by a minor shall be sealed after a period of three years.
I have made arrangements for an extract of the Children Act 2001, which outlines the conditions for non-disclosure of certain finding of guilt for offences committed by a minor, to be forwarded to the Deputy.
