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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2002-10-15/15/
15 Oct 2002 - . There have been many more legislative provisions and the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill has... stabbing tragedy in the city over the weekend and all the other violent crimes. I accept what Deputy... in the number of garda in the areas where they are most required. The National Crime Council has
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2007-04-04/4/
4 Apr 2007 - has the full support of every member of the Garda Síochána in that regard. While the Criminal Justice... Bill contains some good elements, the basic modernisation and equipping of the Garda force... and giving it what it needs, especially in the fight against organised crime and drug crime, would be much
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2010-04-01/5/
1 Apr 2010 - this was introduced in the Henchy report in a model criminal law (insanity) Bill. This would be a way... Senator Ivana Bacik I move amendment No. 3: In page 5, between lines 17 and 18, to insert....". I have already spoken a little about this amendment and the intention behind it, which... is the purpose of my amendment. Their second best preference would be to give the District Court... of amendment No. 1. I already referred to the case of DH (a Minor) v . Ireland and others in which Mr
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2009-07-07/29/
7 Jul 2009 - , the Institutional Child Abuse Bill 2009, to make amends to the victims of abuse. I welcome the Minister... the definitions of "child" and "institution" so that no victim of abuse is denied justice through the redress... responsibility and for which we all have an obligation to the survivors and the victims..., which now need to be addressed. It is for this reason that we have published our Bill... for Education and Science to the House. We earnestly hope the Bill will not be opposed by Fianna Fáil
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2003-07-02/28/
2 Jul 2003 - amendment, no crime would be committed for being disorderly unless the management of the premises... were to accept the Deputy's amendment, section 8(1) would not be criminalised. The Deputy... endangered other people or started the riot should be criminal in itself. If I were to accept the Deputy's... good way of dealing with the matter. Criminal behaviour, by being disorderly on premises, can
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-11-27/30/
27 Nov 2018 - and detailed briefing before the debate on Thursday. These amendments seem to be innocuous at first... follow-up or prosecution. If people are bold enough or criminally minded enough to make what judges
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1987-12-01/22/
1 Dec 1987 - talked about suffering pangs for the victims of British justice. Deputy Jacob's talk about... their parliamentary party, they are taking refuge in the sham excuse provided by this Bill. For example..., Deputy Roche said that this Bill has answered all the problems of safeguards against the dangers... of a serious nature in the British criminal system. He said that the role given to the Attorney General... can do and is required to do pursuant to the Bill is to look at the case and see
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1946-02-27/34/
27 Feb 1946 - of tribunal envisaged in this Bill is one which will be selected by the Chief Justice... of dictatorial powers. This amendment is a reasonable one. The section which it seeks to amend... that such duties are not being duly or effectively performed, he shall adopt a certain course. This amendment... them, we must admit that it is wrong, criminally wrong, to have a local authority, its actions... and impartial mind. The Chief Justice would select a tribunal which he would consider competent
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2019-07-12/4/
12 Jul 2019 - Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile I move amendment No. 1: In page 5, between lines 2 and 3, to insert... previously refused, if they are satisfied that it is in the interests of justice to do so... or other essential interests of the State, (ii) be likely to prejudice a criminal investigation..., or criminal proceedings, in the State, or (iii) otherwise be inconsistent with the functions of the Garda... interests of the State or may likely prejudice a criminal investigation or criminal proceedings within
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-07-11/35/
11 Jul 2018 - forward an amendment, which I will discuss later. The Bill represents progress on the current situation... Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin This Bill is welcome, but it does not go far enough. We have put... is certainly welcome. However, I do not believe this measure goes far enough. We submitted an amendment... to address the deficiency in the Bill. We believe carers should have been given access to the provisions... delivered by a full medical card. That, at least, is their due. Our amendment, therefore, called
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2008-02-21/5/
21 Feb 2008 - legislation. This Bill does not provide adequate protections for victims of trafficking, despite... a commitment by Government to address the needs of victims in the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill.... The proposed restrictions on access to justice provide another serious problem with this Bill. Failure..., Residence and Protection Bill. The one point on which everyone in this House can agree is the necessity... the Government announced its intentions for this Bill several years ago. In all that time
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Debate: Select Committee On Justice, Equality, Defence And Women’S Rights
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_justice_equality_defence_and_womens_rights/2005-11-23/2/
23 Nov 2005 - Mr. McDowell I move amendment No. 11: In page 9, between lines 12 and 13, to insert....”. This amendment seeks to insert a new section 4(6) to ensure that any information requested... by the International Criminal Court and any documents relating to such information are treated as documents under... on witnesses and victims who need to be given the utmost protection and anonymity prior to any... proceedings. Some Deputies will ask why we do not amend the Official Secrets Act, which is somewhat old
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1976-09-01/11/
1 Sep 1976 - of emergency motions and Bills and of criminal law Bills is, as was described by so many speakers yesterday..., as the Fianna Fáil spokesman on Justice not to refer on this Stage of the Bill to the fact that in the past year... with the amendments I intend to propose to the Bill and our reason for putting those amendments... Mr. G. Collins We are here dealing with a Bill giving additional powers to the Garda authorities... an Emergency Powers Bill. The Taoiseach laid all the blame for the situation as it exists—which they hope
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2002-03-08/8/
8 Mar 2002 - us whether he intends to further amend the Bill in this area or whether he is simply acting... (Amendment) Bill. It is appropriate that Deputy O'Malley started off this debate in the Chair... to the Solicitors (Amendment) Bill, proposing that a provision be included in law which makes... will return when we discuss the Solicitors (Amendment) Bill and the Courts and Court Officers Bill. I... of members of the Judiciary have served us well and will continue to do so. The Bill is welcome
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1986-01-22/29/
22 Jan 1986 - of the present offence is desirable. A proposed provision of a Criminal Law Bill which is being prepared... be suggested that the Government, instead of opposing the Bill, should put down amendments to rectify... amendments which would put everything right with the Bill. It is one thing to examine a Bill and identify... to counteract the particular kind of crime which the present Bill attempts to deal with. The enactment... of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, is concrete evidence of the Government's concern to provide the right
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Debate: Select Committee On Jobs, Enterprise And Innovation
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_jobs_enterprise_and_innovation/2012-06-19/2/
19 Jun 2012 - Employment Rights Authority, which could represent that employee. I am proposing this amendment because.... That is what I am objecting to. In his High Court judgment, Mr. Justice Henchy said that the existence... of a criminal sanction was one of the reasons he was encouraged to consider the legislation... could bring, as an alternative to a criminal prosecution, a civil procedure. A criminal prosecution
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1923-07-24/12/
24 Jul 1923 - of Justice, Civil and Criminal, in the Summer of 1920, and it is really a wonderful record, and I think... Stage, and be prepared to accept an amendment upon these lines. In the main, I think, the Bill.... It is not quite new of course, it is more or less the practice in some of these Bills. It reads... remedied, at least, to some extent by the passing of this Bill.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-11-30/33/
30 Nov 2004 - Mr. F. McGrath I welcome the opportunity of speaking to the Planning and Development (Amendment...) Bill 2004, which progressive legislation has been presented by the Green Party. I commend Deputy... at all new Bills and, if I like them and consider them worthwhile, I will support them. That is why I... am supporting this Bill. When one considers the detail of the legislation, one can see that its..., the preservation of existing public rights of way is deemed optional. This Bill seems
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1996-11-12/12/
12 Nov 1996 - experienced. At a time of escalating crime she failed to introduce a single anti-crime Bill... of the Dáil debate on the Second Stage of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution (No. 1) Bill... for guidance she accepted the proceeds of crime Bill introduced by Fianna Fáil. Even then, three short... headlines. Thereafter she presided over the greatest legislative drought the Department of Justice ever.... This was the era of the ostrich in the Department of Justice. The Minister's head was firmly in the sand
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2011-05-18/36/
18 May 2011 - of the first Bills I brought before this House was the Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment... the temporary release of a prisoner are set out in section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1960 as amended... by the Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Act 2003. Candidates for temporary release... Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter) I propose to take Questions Nos. 47, 53...) Bill. It will require judges to consider imposing Community Service in any case where
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2010-04-28/5/
28 Apr 2010 - to this section. Amendment No. 49 deals with the making of a fees order by the Minister for Justice... in the Bill, instead of being left to administrative action or rules of court. The amendments... Deputy Dermot Ahern On Report Stage I introduced a list of amendments setting out how.... The purpose of these amendments is to put on a statutory basis measures that are necessary to ensure... and reasonable. Taking the amendments in sequence, amendment No. 46 removes the requirement relating
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2014-01-28/7/
28 Jan 2014 - justice action plan which will be launched next week and covers the years 2014 to 2018. It will focus... anti-crime strategy being developed by the Department of Justice and Equality as part of its White... with other Departments and, obviously, criminal justice agencies and other appropriate organisations... justice. It is important to debate the issue and I have listened to a variety of contributions... come in contact with the justice system, the need to examine the broad variety of factors that lead
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2016-06-14/9/
14 Jun 2016 - offered to expedite the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill which had originally been scheduled... The Taoiseach I confirm that this morning the Government decided not to oppose the parole Bill... proposed by Deputy Jim O'Callaghan. The Bill has quite some merit and while there may be issues... with it. Deputy Micheál Martin asked about the delay in introducing legislation to amend the Misuse... of Drugs Act. On 31 May the Minister for Justice and Equality briefed the Government on measures
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Debate: Select Committee On Justice, Equality, Defence And Women’S Rights
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_justice_equality_defence_and_womens_rights/2006-06-07/2/
7 Jun 2006 - for long periods were detained for the wrong reasons. They entered the criminal justice system primarily.... With the implementation of the Children Act, this type of child will no longer show up in the criminal justice system.... Of the children who do show up in the criminal justice system, most will be diverted away from... Mr. B. Lenihan I move amendment No. 215: In page 25, before section 24, but in Part 4... detention through the operation of the restorative justice provisions and community sanctions. Only
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2012-07-03/26/
3 Jul 2012 - section 29 warrants may be at issue. The Bill also amends the search warrant provisions which apply... Deputy Regina Doherty I welcome the opportunity to speak on this short but important Bill.... The law on search warrants has developed into a complex and extensive legal process. The Bill will close... dissident republicans and other alleged criminals. The approach to search warrants was developed... and prosecute criminal offences or ensure adherence to the law. I applaud the Minister who has moved
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1981-06-03/5/
3 Jun 1981 - said on the Second Reading of the Criminal Law (Rape) Bill — and I propose to put down an amendment... measure but it is necessary that we look at what is proposed in the Bill. As I will move amendments... about the language in section 4 and I will be proposing an amendment to it. This Bill contains... and the section in the original Act and the Criminal Justice Acts that are referred to in subsection (2... we were debating the provisions of the Criminal Law (Rape) Bill — which is now the Criminal Law
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1935-02-20/32/
20 Feb 1935 - The Attorney-General On behalf of the Minister for Justice, I would like to move that this Bill... the House any longer than is necessary to refer to the more important amendments effected by the Bill... of the Bill regarding the pensions of justices of the District Court. Here again we have thought ourselves... of the Bill is entirely new in this sense. This section transfers from the Chief Justice... be read a Second Time. The Bill, as Deputies will no doubt have observed, is based largely
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2016-07-12/41/
12 Jul 2016 - finalising a criminal justice (corruption) Bill as well. The motion suggests the establishment of a single... laundering. That is dealt with under the criminal justice legislation already in place, namely..., sections 17 and 19 of the Criminal Justice Act 2011. The motion also calls for the establishment... Act 2014 and the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015. The Criminal Justice Act 2011 has given the Garda... criminal activity should be reported to the Garda. Fraud and white-collar crime are criminal activities
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1996-05-16/10/
16 May 1996 - 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. Under that section a person arrested without warrant... this House engages in criminal justice legislation it is imperative in a democracy... a Bill to the Seanad which will be substantially amended to meet the concerns expressed here... Ms O'Donnell While the Bill abolishes the distinction drawn between felonies and misdemeanours..., — the Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Act, 1976. If the Oireachtas felt powers of arrest without warrant
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1990-03-01/6/
1 Mar 1990 - the many offenders in our society to justice. It is essential that our criminal law keeps pace... Mr. Flanagan On behalf of the Fine Gael Party I should like to welcome the Bill as reforming... to the substance of a Fine Gael Private Members' Bill that was before the House in 1988. Every right... modern scientific methods and techniques to deal with criminal investigation with a view to bringing... with modern scientific developments and the Bill is an advance in that direction
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2009-02-05/12/
5 Feb 2009 - I would welcome. As drafted, the Bill would make it a criminal offence if an employer did not give... to the relationship of the employee and employer becoming more one of a victim and a criminal, the employee... changes in the Bill is the difference between the rights commissioner system and NERA. If I do... been sorted out, a criminal matter for which the employer could be prosecuted, bear the cost.... Regarding the position of the director, we should cap the remuneration of the director in the Bill
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-05-01/16/
1 May 2014 - Deputy Alan Shatter I move amendment No. 21: In page 183, between lines 33 and 34, to insert... for forensic testing. (5) In any criminal proceedings, it shall be presumed until the contrary is shown...) In this section and in section 169— “crime scene sample” means any substance or material (or a sample thereof...) found at, or recovered from, a crime scene with a view to having it forensically tested; “forensic... with the detection and investigation of crime or the identification of persons or bodies, as may be appropriate
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1927-11-10/35/
10 Nov 1927 - . The motion, I take it, is that the Bill be read a Second Time. My amendment is: To delete all words... with the great danger of the country going back into barbarism. We introduced a Bill for the amendment... of certain provisions of the Constitution. We introduced the Electoral (Amendment) Bill, which has... MINISTER for FINANCE (Mr. Blythe) I move the amendement under my name in the Order Paper... after the word "That" and add the words "the Dáil declines to give a Second Reading to a Bill having
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1992-06-24/28/
24 Jun 1992 - Mr. O'Dea I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, line 17, after "in particular," to insert "any... of the provisions of". This amendment is consequential on amendment No. 24. The substantive amendment... is amendment No. 24. Amendment No. 25 is an alternative to amendment No. 24 and amendments Nos. 1... of amendment No. 24 when we reach it. As it is necessary to amend section 1 as a consequence of amendment... No. 24 to section 12 we can discuss it in this context. Amendment No. 24 proposed to extend
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2000-06-21/5/
21 Jun 2000 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. O'Donoghue) I thank Senators... for their constructive contributions to the debate on this important Bill. The debate has been wide-ranging... of the Bill on Committee Stage. It has been obvious from the debate that we have all struggled... in human beings. This tragic event starkly underlines the need for this Bill which will ensure that our... criminal law can deal effectively with those who seek to exploit asylum seekers and other immigrants
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1983-06-08/10/
8 Jun 1983 - in the amendment. It is stated in the amendment: in respect of which the court would be entitled to impose... the Probation Act, a fine or something else. Therefore, in a case in which the justice would... will be there as a workable and useful one for the courts, for the administration of justice, and not be unduly concerned... for whatever may be the crime. That should be our first objective. In any event I think there is a section... intention was not to replace fines with community service orders. As is clearly stated in the amendment
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2008-09-24/624/
24 Sep 2008 - , to ensure the welfare of suspected victims of such criminal activity is adequately provided... Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) Legislative, administrative..., holistic and effective response to the heinous crime of trafficking in human beings. Legislative... Developments The Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 has been fully operational since 7th June... into compliance with the criminal law/law enforcement elements of the: (i) EU Framework Decision on Combating
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1977-04-20/18/
20 Apr 1977 - Briscoe made several points about the administration of criminal justice. He appeared to be something... made. I agree with him about the concern of some people in regard to vandalism and petty crime... to have resulted not in a decrease in organised crime or in petty crime or any other sort of crime... but rather in an increase in crime. The reasons for that are not easy to track. I believe Deputy... sense moralising because every Member of this House who is a family man is himself the victim
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1936-07-30/17/
30 Jul 1936 - , not even one sentence of his remarks that was relevant to the observations I made on the amendment I.... The Minister completely missed the entire point in the amendment. He started off by suggesting that he... to think that these things happen. But if he will look up the criminal records of this country he... up again against the real issue in this amendment. The Minister says that the policy-holders must... this amendment was entirely in favour of the companies. It is no such thing. The amendment is partly
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2012-11-27/10/
27 Nov 2012 - considering bringing forward an amendment to the Bill which will require the chief bureau officer... of the Minister and no doubt there will be further opportunity for discussion and amendments as the Bill.... This is an important Bill. It is another step in fulfilling the Government's commitment to ensure.... A significant element of the Bill concerns the use and disclosure of so-called soft information.... When enacted, the Bill will ensure relevant information which gives rise to concern regarding
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Debate: Select Committee On Enterprise And Small Business
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_enterprise_and_small_business/2001-03-21/3/
21 Mar 2001 - in the general area, particularly concerning criminal proceedings. These initiatives include mutual... assistance which provide a framework for co-operation between the relevant justice authorities... with respect to criminal investigations. Similarly, Directive 95/26 (EEC) - the so-called BCCI directive..., there is a lack of co-operation unless the matter involves serious criminal investigations. Since many... globalisation and so on, I am not sure that this kind of amendment is the best way to proceed. It would
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1998-04-01/6/
1 Apr 1998 - for Justice, Equality and Law Reform was asked ". .if he will establish a system to manage... of criminal offences, for each of the past five years for which records are available. The reply stated... approximately 77 per cent recidivism. A fundamental part of discussing juvenile crime is the number... of people under 18 years who are convicted of criminal offences. However, the Minister's reply states... under 18 who have been convicted of criminal offences for each of the last five years for which data
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1984-11-14/20/
14 Nov 1984 - -dated the Criminal Justice Bill which we are talking about amending today. Obviously there is a clear... their conduct or behaviour. In regard to this Bill and the amendments, I might point out... safeguards. We are being asked to pass an amendment of this Bill without having seen such regulations... Proinsias De Rossa I am aware of that and I do not propose to go over all the Bill but I want... of this amendment, are safeguards for persons in custody. The amendment is being introduced on the basis
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1999-02-03/5/
3 Feb 1999 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. O'Donoghue) I thank Senators for their kind... many Members, I believe this is an important Bill and the tone and content of the debate was very... the total abhorrence we feel about the misery and suffering inflicted on the countless victims of torture.... As legislators, we naturally wish to play our part in bringing to justice those who are responsible... for these horrendous crimes. It goes without saying it is important that we are in a position
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2017-11-28/22/
28 Nov 2017 - broad amendment for this Bill, which is focused on domestic violence. As regards aggravating factors... such as that proposed by the Senators in their amendment. Aggravating circumstances for criminal... not be appropriate to be dealt with in this Bill. Again, I ask the Senators not to press this amendment. I do not propose to accept it. ... Deputy David Stanton This amendment raises several interesting issues which I will deal..., as arrestable offences are by their nature more serious crimes and assault under section 2
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2001-11-08/7/
8 Nov 2001 - Justice (Temporary Release) Bill, 2001, the purpose of which is to amend the Criminal Justice Act, 1960... and the requirement for prisoner rehabilitation. The Government has approved the publication of a Criminal..., so as to provide a clearer legislative basis for the power of the Minister for Justice, Equality... to the exercise of this power. The Bill will provide a clear and transparent basis, as well as the necessary... of this cut in unplanned temporary releases on the level of indictable crime in this jurisdiction is clear
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1974-07-16/25/
16 Jul 1974 - to explain why. I repeat that the object of the Bill is to amend the law in regard to the importation, sale... and the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1935, if it thinks it should be amended. I do not think there is any... to amend the law with regard to contraception on that very same argument. Some time ago a Bill...' Bill was introduced in this House by Deputies of the Labour Party to amend the law but Fianna Fáil... opinion that law needs to be changed following the breakdown of the Criminal Law Amendment Act
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2012-07-03/26/
3 Jul 2012 - a Second Time." I am pleased to present the Criminal Justice (Search Warrants) Bill to the House... Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter) I move: "That the Bill be now read... serious criminal activity. That is the aim of the Bill before the House. I reassure Deputies... of urgency. One such important provision is that contained in section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Drug.... The aim of the Bill is to address the implications of the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2005-01-27/7/
27 Jan 2005 - afterwards be examined in the context of criminal investigations. The Bill is largely to do... for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, to accept that none of this is criminal and people who pose... Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. M. McDowell) I thank Senators... for their considered response to the Bill being debated over the past two days. I thank the generally supportive... was informed by a number of criticisms made of the Bill. Those criticisms included the views of the Human
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1984-11-28/8/
28 Nov 1984 - meaningful way the Criminal Justice Bill. They have abdicated their responsibility as the Opposition.... It was appropriate that we would consider a much wider aspect of the Criminal Justice Bill when... into the Bill because they all mean the same thing anyway. Therefore, we are spending our time talking... the original amendment in the Seanad which the Minister conceded on, and that was a very valuable... Fáil, having abdicated their responsibilities with regard to this Bill time and time again, have been
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Debate: Select Committee On Legislation And Security
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_legislation_and_security/1993-07-22/2/
22 Jul 1993 - to the payment of compensation as is contained in the Criminal Justice Act, 1993. There has been a great deal... Mr. Gilmore I move amendment No. 5: In page 4, before section 4, to insert the following new... in lieu of payment or for both.". This amendment is proposing the same provision in relation... to be provided for in this legislation to deal with offences outlined in the Bill. There is a difficulty... with compensation. First one has to identify the victim to whom the compensation is to be paid
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1976-01-28/3/
28 Jan 1976 - is already the offence of being an accessory after the fact. That is already part of our criminal law... of accessory after the fact does not apply to extra-territorial offences committed under this Bill... (4) does. It merely restates what is already a long-standing part of our criminal law. With regard... doing nothing willy-nilly finding himself guilty of committing a criminal offence. There are more... which covers quite a wide range of serious criminal offences, but very specific criminal offences
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1995-11-29/4/
29 Nov 1995 - this Bill is tinkering with a system long overdue for overhaul. The administration of justice... to provide these courses? Sending 50 district justices off to Tinakilly House for an induction... confidence in the administration of justice is to be maintained. I referred to family law cases... of justice for their clients. Frivolous procedural points can often throw a case back by months..., sometimes even years, with serious consequences for the individual or company seeking justice
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2011-10-12/7/
12 Oct 2011 - someone who had been trafficked as a result of the enactment of the Criminal Justice (Human Trafficking... annual report 2010); notes evidence from Sweden and Norway which shows that criminal sanctions... that is modern, fair, committed to gender equality and shows repugnance towards trafficking and organised crime... of control strategies to ensure compliance by victims. These include deception in their recruitment... — victims are often promised an education or good jobs — rape during their transport, issuing false
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1988-12-07/5/
7 Dec 1988 - Mr. J. Bruton Let me express my appreciation of the Minister's acceptance of amendment No. 4. I... would like to pursue amendment No. 6. The Minister says it is not possible for the court... would get your money back. Obviously the effect of amendment No. 6 would arise only when... this amendment working. Perhaps instead of phrasing the amendment as I have put it by including... of the investigation, it might have been better to put in a second amendment, perhaps to section 13
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1983-04-20/5/
20 Apr 1983 - came to office there was on his desk a draft of a more major Criminal Justice Bill and presumably he... Dr. Woods : Quite naturally we welcome the Bill as a useful measure as we introduced it and we... but our questions at present relate not only to the detail in the Bill but to the general matter of law... and order and the effect this Bill may have on the problems facing the community. When the Minister... is still examining that. That Bill would have a major effect on the state of law and order
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Debate: Joint Committee On Justice, Equality, Defence And Women’S Rights (Sub-Committee On The Barron Report)
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_justice_equality_defence_and_womens_rights/2005-01-25/2/
25 Jan 2005 - féachanna TG4. I especially welcome surviving victims, relatives of victims and members of the Justice... December 1972, the Dáil debate on the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Bill started on 29... the debate on the Bill." Mr. Justice Barron concluded: There is no evidence to suggest that the IRA... is the solicitor. The sub-committee expresses deepest sympathy with the victims and relatives... of victims of the Dublin bombings of 1972 and 1973 and of the other atrocities that occurred in the State
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1994-05-18/3/
18 May 1994 - (Amendment) Bill 1993, will be taken. Two weeks ago we asked this question in the House and understood from... there should be no time limit on such an important debate as the Finance Bill. We... the Government about the situation and why nobody has been brought to justice. I want the debate... because the Minister for Justice ordered a report after the Yorkshire Television programme; I understand... to arrange a debate on Item 33. Perhaps as a forerunner to that, the Minister for Justice could use
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1992-05-06/11/
6 May 1992 - and particularly the growth of organised crime, the increasing sophistication of criminals and the ease and speed... like to put on record my thanks to Minister Flynn, whom I wish well in Justice. I was sorry... technical Bill and you would have to be a lawyer to understand or even half understand it. Before he... in place. I appeal to everyone to leave things that happened behind us if a Bill as positive... as this is in the House, a Bill which I totally and absolutely support. Senator Murphy obviously thought I
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-10-02/40/
2 Oct 2018 - Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Sinn Féin will support the Bill on Second Stage although issues have... been identified for examination on Committee Stage. The intention behind the Bill, which..., it is rare that a prosecution for attempted insurance fraud occurs. The Bill intends to change that state... that this process would lead automatically to a criminal case in court. Rather, it merely contemplates... insured with costs being exorbitant. While Sinn Féin is happy to support the Bill and hopes to see
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Debate: Joint Committee On Justice, Equality, Defence And Women's Rights
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_justice_equality_defence_and_womens_rights/2008-04-02/2/
2 Apr 2008 - reform the immigration system, we must also say that unless this Bill is significantly amended... of constituency offices. If we do not make major amendments to this Bill, the deficiencies... in the existing chaotic system will not be addressed. Our proposals for amending the Bill cover a wide... safeguards against refusal of entry; limits that the Bill places on access to justice for migrants... presentation is about the context in which the immigration Bill is set. While it is concerned
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Debate: Select Committee On Legislation And Security
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_legislation_and_security/1993-05-21/3/
21 May 1993 - . However, under the Criminal Justice Act, 1993, compensation for the effect of a crime on a victim... of the proceeds of crime Bill is in the final stages of being drafted. It is with the parliamentary... headquarters. Garda automatically refer victims of crime to the IAVS. I will consider..., are moving quickly ahead on the preparation of a Bill to fundamentally change and amend... that crime pays and that we are not doing anything to ensure that this does not happen. The confiscation
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-07-11/33/
11 Jul 2019 - Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire I move amendment No. 2: In page 5, between lines 2 and 3, to insert... previously refused, if they are satisfied that it is in the interests of justice to do so... or other essential interests of the State, (ii) be likely to prejudice a criminal investigation..., or criminal proceedings, in the State, or (iii) otherwise be inconsistent with the functions of the Garda... the sovereignty, security or other essential interests of the State, may likely prejudice a criminal
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2009-09-17/5/
17 Sep 2009 - to a passage about the golden thread that runs through the criminal justice system, quoting from..., and the view of the ordinary citizen who is confronted by an intruder with criminal intent in the family home... Commission completes its business before the year is out and produces a draft Bill... that it will be introduced in this House without undue delay. Otherwise, I am satisfied for the Fine Gael Bill to proceed... in the Bill and agrees with some of the points raised by the Minister. We often shoot down
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1997-02-11/16/
11 Feb 1997 - Mr. M. McDowell The Minister for Justice and other Government speakers will doubtless make two... points: first, what we propose costs money and, second, the Minister for Justice has only been... estimate because, as we now know, a huge cohort of people — most crimes are committed by people... between the ages of 15 and 25 — is in the age group where criminality and delinquency... are at their maximum. We also know there has been a massive growth in organised crime and a massive recrudescence
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-05-31/35/
31 May 2006 - greater ease of comparison by all involved in our criminal justice system and will be the definitive... of Deputy Ó Snodaigh. He appears to want the criminal justice system to rely only on media records... amount of time Deputy Ó Snodaigh and his colleagues have spent in the criminal justice system. In my... are sound and sensible. Their enactment will assist the criminal justice system and ensure greater consistency in sentencing. ... on this Private Members' Bill. The Bill published by Fine Gael and my colleague, Deputy Jim O'Keeffe
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Debate: Select Committee On Justice And Equality
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_justice_and_equality/2019-04-10/8/
10 Apr 2019 - funding has been made available to agencies that play such a pivotal role in the criminal justice area... Ireland with the much-needed facility to carry out its crucial role in the criminal justice sector. While... the proceeds of crime. All over Ireland the bureau is working to ensure criminals cannot enjoy the spoils... executive pillars, civil justice and equality and criminal justice, will be supported by a central... Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Charles Flanagan) I am pleased to have the opportunity
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2013-05-02/17/
2 May 2013 - Office figures, the most recent figures published show that crime is effectively down in 11 of the 14... crime categories. In the context of burglary, if one compares the last quarter of 2012 with the last... Síochána have been extremely effective in addressing issues of criminality in the State. The Garda... less available across the entire justice sector when compared with the funding available to me in 2011... our public expenditure in the context of the public wage bill down and under control
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1997-02-26/5/
26 Feb 1997 - information about other legislation in which it is a crime not to report knowledge of a criminal offence. I.... This had a very negative impact in the area. Much of the crime addressed by this Bill is concentrated... Senator O'Toole speak, my concerns grew considerably. I welcome the fact that a number of Bills have been... but for spiritual and practical reasons of people's health. The Criminal Evidence Act, 1710, is also... the operation of the Offences Against the Person Act, 1861, and the Labouchére Amendment, I made the argument
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-06-16/9/
16 Jun 2004 - to continue the relevant sections of the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998. A number..., is the horrendous crime of the Omagh bombing. It is appropriate that we remember the 29 innocent..., in that attack. We must also remember the murderous people who perpetrated that dreadful crime... of justice to be weighed against them. That is one reason we should continue with these provisions... the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998. For this reason, I fully endorse and support
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-03-07/30/
7 Mar 2017 - Deputy Joan Collins People are clear on my position on the repeal of the eighth amendment... to this day, and the eighth amendment infringes upon the autonomy of women and impedes on our access..., the eighth amendment is a source of discrimination and inequality. The abortion ban hits... with a disability or illness, victims of domestic violence and women who have received a diagnosis... and among those in the community. When we introduced our first Bill in this area, we got legal advice
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Debate: Joint Committee On Foreign Affairs And Trade
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_foreign_affairs_and_trade/2013-07-10/3/
10 Jul 2013 - ahead in Ireland, with one being the human tissue Bill. It was proposed in 2009. The Criminal Law... (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Bill 2013 is also dealing with the issue. The European Union (Quality.... In Irish legislation, the Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012 penalises participation... the crime. That is the sort of legislation Ireland needs in dealing with transplant abuse and lack
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2010-07-13/7/
13 Jul 2010 - the Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act may be made by any court other than the Special Criminal Court... Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív I do not propose to accept this amendment concerning penalties for offences.... The maximum penalty currently in place in criminal cases taken summarily in the District Court
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1972-06-07/7/
7 Jun 1972 - a man is convicted of a crime, he has the right of applying to a judge for leave to appeal, which... may be refused. He then has to go to the Court of Criminal Appeal for leave to appeal. The Court... of Criminal Appeal actually hears the case then, and nobody could suggest that they are presupposing. My... from whom you have no right of appeal. In this case, as the Bill stands, you apply to the examiner... evidence might be absolutely essential for the purpose of ensuring that justice is done between
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1996-02-27/23/
27 Feb 1996 - it clear that it does not want or intend in its proposals on the criminal justice system to require... would be correct to say that because it would vitiate many of her remarks. The Bill makes statutory... provision for the delivery of a series of services to the victims, and in some cases their partners... to funding is out of date. It should be recognised that this Bill meets any concern that could... and treatment that will be available to the victims of this appalling tragedy. They, their partners
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1971-07-27/46/
27 Jul 1971 - this in the Criminal Justice Bill. I suppose one must be thankful that there was this upset in May, 1970... of the Criminal Justice Bill. Despite all the defensive speeches at that time for that Bill and the speech made... as he remains Minister for Justice or for as long as the Government decide that they will push this Bill... Mr. Corish It is difficult to understand why the Minister for Justice and, indeed, why... the Government have not yet got the message, not necessarily from those of us in Opposition, that this Bill
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Debate: Select Committee On Justice, Equality, Defence And Women's Rights
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_justice_equality_defence_and_womens_rights/2007-12-12/2/
12 Dec 2007 - party as well to other witnesses. Section 181 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 provides... the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act with suitable adjustments. As with the provisions... Deputy Seán Power I move amendment No. 54: In page 35, before section 52, to insert... of justice. (4) An appeal from a refusal or grant of an application for an order under this section may... to be called to give evidence in the proceedings.”. This amendment provides for the possibility
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1976-01-21/32/
21 Jan 1976 - that we are here moving into new, uncharted territory as far as criminal law and procedure... in order to cross-examine witnesses. The suspension of the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Act... of 1967 and many other provisions in this Bill are clearly not in line with the tradition and practice... of the criminal law as we know it. The Minister will concede this. He will have to. This is uncharted... this Bill our agencies will mingle with those agencies against which we have had cause to complain
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1996-06-27/4/
27 Jun 1996 - section 46 (6) of the Criminal Justice Act, 1994, are another part of the jigsaw, part of which I put..., represent technical but very important modifications to the Criminal Justice Act, 1994... was committing crime. We are living in a modern, democratic Ireland where criminals operate... Minister for Justice (Mrs. Owen) As regards Senator Mulcahy's point, section 2 has been left out... because we are amending other Acts and section 2 of that Act is not relevant to these regulations
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1996-03-06/19/
6 Mar 1996 - concentrate exclusively on a criminal justice solution to the drugs problem, but the problem is also a social... representing Dublin constituencies have been aware of this problem for some time. Drug related crime... in Dublin accounts for almost 80 per cent of all crime and its impact on the community is huge. We... in this area and should be congratulated on their efforts. I hope the passing of this Bill will render... I represent would have no difficulty with this Bill and have been waiting for increased powers
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1996-07-09/6/
9 Jul 1996 - Dr. Henry There is much merit in this amendment. We have to consider the sort of people who..., certain people might not have become involved in crime. The drugs problem is very serious. Colleagues.... This was a specific survey dealing with women prisoners and it is reckoned that women who become involved in crime...? We will not be dealing with major hardened criminals all the time — they manage to elude this kind... of situation — but with people who are referred to by those involved in crime as being disposable
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Debate: Select Committee On Legislation And Security
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_legislation_and_security/1994-10-05/4/
5 Oct 1994 - not want to see a non-political criminal escaping justice by coming to this country when... regime, he may not have committed any crime but have been convicted of one simply because... with the wording as it stands. I also have difficulty with the amendment which would delete section... but the section, if not amended, will be too widely drawn. Maybe "convicted after due process" or words... in ascertaining if someone seeking refuge here is a person who has committed a crime. We would want to see due
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2002-10-10/5/
10 Oct 2002 - a number of years ago in regard to the former Taoiseach, Mr. Haughey, that we should amend the Criminal... table a small amendment to the Criminal Assets Bureau Act and get on with the job. ... him a corrupt payment as described by Mr. Justice Flood. I remember in the Seanad in 1990 when Ray.... Burke: "the same Minister should not be responsible for the Department of Justice and the Department... to the Broadcasting Bill continued as follows: This is a dastardly Bill. It is not so much
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Debate: Select Committee On Finance And General Affairs
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_finance_and_general_affairs/1993-07-01/3/
1 Jul 1993 - Mr. Yates I move amendment No. 11: In page 6, lines 14 to 35, to delete subsection (3...) of the Bill allows them to do it. This is totally unprecedented in tax law because people can walk... in subversive organisations, drug trafficking, may be well known criminals in this town whom the Special... criminal in Dublin or are you down from Crossmaglen or somewhere else with this money? Has this money come... are not the proceeds of crime is that an additional certificate from the Garda Commissioner be required. The Garda
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2008-03-04/21/
4 Mar 2008 - referred to in the motion and amendment require responses that go beyond what any criminal justice... address. The criminal justice system has a major role to play in tackling some of these issues and I... are a cold comfort to victims of crime and, in any case, every crime is a crime too many... and other agencies of the criminal justice system which confront criminal behaviour on our behalf... the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 relating to behaviour warnings and civil
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2007-11-01/10/
1 Nov 2007 - trafficking and that those engaged in the criminal acts are brought to justice. A number of Members paid.... The Minister is not convinced that a website would be the best way of communicating with victims...-lead with the UK the strand on victim protection. At present the Garda Síochána is assisting Ruhama... in prostitution and may be victims of trafficking to make contact with Ruhama so that they can be offered... and Ruhama to ensure that victim welfare is prioritised in dealing with suspected cases of human
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1994-03-24/3/
24 Mar 1994 - crimes because they chose to evade justice by moving from another jurisdiction to the Republic.... This Bill will ensure this State is not a place where political criminals of varied persuasions can avoid... Mr. Neville I welcome the Bill and I support its objectives. It brings Irish extradition... paying for their crimes. The Government committed itself to introducing this legislation in 1991... times in this House that organised criminals will use this freedom to further their own violent
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1993-11-30/20/
30 Nov 1993 - was disclosed, so my only opportunity was to put down an amendment on Report Stage. There is a distinction... or remit punishment by any court exercising criminal jurisdiction are thereby vested in the President... to legislate on this matter. In relation to miscarriage of justice cases for which we are legislating... of Criminal Appeal by virtue of the circumstances of his or her case — for example, in regard to case... that the Government was satisfied that the convict had not committed the crime. In the 1943 Brady case the document
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1986-05-22/2/
22 May 1986 - of the House protest strongly against the rushing through of this Bill. One would think it was an emergency... Bill and that we rush Bills of that nature through. We do not think this is an emergency Bill... on numerous occasions that there should be an amendment. Suddenly it has come upon us and we are now... we are not prepared to finish this Bill in two days. On that account the Government side... for the final Stages of this Bill. In my time here in this House — I have been here for 25 years
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1994-02-02/6/
2 Feb 1994 - important pieces of legislation with which this House will have to deal in detail — the Criminal Justice... (Public Order) Bill, the Road Traffic Bill, the National Monuments (Amendment) Bill and the Adoptive... Leave Bill. Two of these Bills were initiated in this House, as is the Stillbirths Registration Bill... Bills will be initiated in this House. It is the intention to deal with Item 3 — Report... of the Dáil. With regard to the ethics Bill, I will look up the advertisements the Senator mentioned to see
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1991-11-20/7/
20 Nov 1991 - that a district justice or a judge may order a person accused of causing damage to compensate... the victim to some degree. In determining the compensation order the judge must take into account the means... to pay it for two years the victim would be compensated to the extent of £520 under... courts have ever given any directions or guidelines on how district justices should interpret.... With regard to Deputy McCartan's statement about some district justices adopting a class attitude
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1987-12-03/26/
3 Dec 1987 - cases who have been the victims of a campaign of genocide — we have a constitutional obligation... seek to murder, maim or kidnap them. What is involved here is a simple amendment which is designed... that in criminal law there should be certainty and finality. Of course, when it comes to a final... but a procedure that will take place even before the question of criminal investigation arises and before
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1997-02-26/18/
26 Feb 1997 - constituency the most vocal opponent was Deputy Ahern's colleague, the Fianna Fáil spokesman on Justice..., community drug teams or the Criminal Assets Bureau or introduce legislation dealing with the seizure... of criminal assets or the bail laws. It is difficult to listen to Deputy O'Donoghue attacking... parties as being soft on crime does not upset me as I would expect nothing else from him. When we go before the electorate in June——
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2013-03-27/10/
27 Mar 2013 - this with justice-related Bills on a number of occasions and this is welcome, especially when there is general... Senator Ivana Bacik I welcome the Minister to the House. I also welcome the Bill which has... are an exception to the norm under Article 34.1 concerning the administration of justice in public... on the operation of the Bill, particularly whether there is a route for appeal where a party to proceedings.... The Bill is part of a more general court reform process and reference has already been made
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1986-12-12/3/
12 Dec 1986 - in the interests of justice for people. Irrespective of what crimes they have committed they are entitled... 1984. The question asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions brought under the extra...-territorial provisions of the Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Act, 1976 for each year since 1976... now, having regard to his responsibility as Minister for Justice, that he must guarantee a fair trial... until these amendments are accepted. If they are not accepted, Minister, you will never be forgiven
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2015-06-09/23/
9 Jun 2015 - are being considered, including the establishment of an overarching criminal justice inspectorate... thank all of the Senators who contributed to the debate. I am pleased that the Bill has attracted.... As the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, mentioned in her introductory... in implementing the Government's comprehensive justice reform programme. This is an area to which it attaches... will be fit to meet ongoing and emerging challenges in 21st century policing. The Bill reflects many
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2000-04-06/20/
6 Apr 2000 - Mr. Neville I welcome the Sex Offenders Bill, 2000. It is an important Bill which will play... sexual offences. I introduced a similar Bill in the Dáil on 6 May 1998. It is unfortunate it has... introduce a Bill as quickly as possible. I do not understand why the Government procrastinates... on important legislation or promises early publication of legislation and then reneges on it. Many crimes... are vicious and unpleasant but the crime of sexually abusing a young child and robbing that child
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1986-06-25/10/
25 Jun 1986 - in this House, when we dealt with the Report No. 77 of NESC regarding the criminal justice system, policy... to further discussion and, perhaps, amendments on Committee Stage, I also welcome the Bill. ... on the Bill. I welcome it as the other Members have done. It is necessary to have a properly structured..., this Bill meets the requirements of Members. I attempted to get the views of gardaí some considerable... time ago on this Bill. I got a written promise of some help in this regard, but it never
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2011-06-22/28/
22 Jun 2011 - of Cohabitants Act 2010. The Bill seeks to amend and extend the terms of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997... certainly do not wish to see the provisions of this Bill falling victim to nice remuneration for those institutions again. ... Deputy Mattie McGrath The Finance (No. 3) Bill 2011 provides for changes to existing legislation... was a member at the time, in the person of the then Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.... I compliment the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter, on bringing it forward
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2000-06-22/3/
22 Jun 2000 - Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Miss M. Wallace...) For reasons I will explain, I cannot accept these amendments. I understand the concerns expressed... by Senators Connor, Henry and Norris and I accept the principles behind the amendments and what the Senators... becomes criminal if it is given for gain. In this way he is ensuring that the activities of bona... of the Bill. Senators will see that this approach sets the focus of the Bill firmly on the profit making
