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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2011-04-07/5/
7 Apr 2011 - on his appointment and I commend the Minister, Deputy Alan Shatter, for introducing this enabling Bill...We inherited a Victorian criminal justice system which locked up debtors for non-payment of rent and...groups, is important in matching offenders with a role that will benefit them by allowing them to make amends...year — the reality is that the money will be required, and will be put to better use, elsewhere in the justice...It is welcome that we have, in the first month of the new Government, at least one Bill that has broad
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2019-04-04/4/
4 Apr 2019 - raising this important matter and wish to advise her that I am answering on behalf of the Minister for Justice...The Senator may recall that, as recently as December 2018, the Garda Inspectorate, in its report entitled...work of local gardaí is supported by a number of Garda national units such as the National Bureau of Criminal...Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau....detailed examination of the matter by the Garda Síochána Inspectorate concluded as recently as December 2018
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-09-30/6/
30 Sep 2004 - Aengus Ó Snodaigh I welcome this Bill as a constructive contribution to justice legislation....These are the "dangerous" criminals in respect of whom the Taoiseach yesterday endorsed the Minister's...I have a number of questions about this Bill and some provisions need to be amended....I would like to see community restorative justice principles applied to the provisions in sections 4...which I and others have referred, in particular Deputy Ardagh's, could be dealt with by Committee Stage amendments
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-05-23/4/
23 May 2017 - Commission of Investigation (National Asset Management Agency) Order 2017, and No. 13, Civil Liability (Amendment...Private Members' business shall be No. 29, Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment...Wednesday’s business shall be No. 14, Criminal Justice Bill 2016 - changed from Bail (Amendment) Bill...2016 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 13, Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad...the conclusion of the proceedings on the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1993-06-01/27/
1 Jun 1993 - lack of urgency by the Government in addressing this grave injustice to landowners is nothing short of criminal...The basis of our judicial system is that a penalty must fit the crime....Yet landowners are subject to the most severe penalties without having committed any crime....on the part of landowners to pursue the utmost safety precautions, they may nevertheless become the victims...remind the Minister that a commitment was given, as outlined by Deputy Deenihan, by the Minister for Justice
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2007-03-22/2/
22 Mar 2007 - This is a important Bill and involves many serious issues....It is also unusual that the Government has tabled 50 or 60 amendments to the Bill, which we only received...It published the Bill, announced straightaway that it would bring forward amendments on it and only published...for Report and Final Stages and thereby do the Bill and our job in this House some justice....the Department of Education and Science is writing to potential claimants and people who claim to be victims
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2001-01-30/40/
30 Jan 2001 - The Statute of the International Criminal Court was concluded at Rome on 17 July 1998 and was signed,...The Government has accordingly authorised the drafting of a Bill containing a proposal to amend the Constitution...regard, I have asked the chairman of the Government legislation committee to arrange for the draft Bill...preparations should be put in train in respect of the referendum to be held in relation to the International Criminal...by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform together with my Department, the Office of the
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-04-16/28/
16 Apr 2014 - In addition, the Competition Act 2002 should be amended to incorporate a statutory test to be applied...Competition offences are serious white-collar crimes and they must be tackled effectively....the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2011 and the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011...In addition, some elements of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 related to the use of the taped evidence...I commend the Bill.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1997-02-18/26/
18 Feb 1997 - What does the term "Children Bill" signify? The Bill is effectively a juvenile justice Bill....However, I recognise the difficulty in using the word "justice" in any Bill dealing with minors, particularly...one which raises the age of criminal responsibility from seven to ten years....The raising of the age of criminal responsibility is welcome and I look forward to seeing it developed...Both Opposition parties are engaging in auction politics on the crime issue, juvenile or otherwise.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1995-11-14/15/
14 Nov 1995 - Child sexual abuse is one of the most horrible of crimes....In this respect I have welcomed the recognition by Deputy Eoin Ryan that some amendments to the Bill...which Deputy O'Donoghue's party was a member, repealed section 4 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1935...I pay tribute to my staff in the Department of Justice who have worked continuously since this Bill was...As I indicated, the Government is happy to support the Bill subject to the amendments outlined above
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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/2008-01-22/3/
22 Jan 2008 - Deputy Brian Lenihan I move amendment No. 7: In page 12, subsection (1), between lines 16 and 17...agreements, between the State and other states or another state in relation to mutual assistance in criminal...k ) Articles 13, 14, 18, 19 and 20 of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2010-07-13/7/
13 Jul 2010 - 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 is a fine...A community service order under the Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act may be made by any court...other than the Special Criminal Court in respect of any offender over 16 years of age convicted of an
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2010-02-17/9/
17 Feb 2010 - I support the Bill....for Justice, Equality and Law Reform....There is a plethora of other minor amendments made in the Bill....This was the case in directing a person who might have committed a heinous crime but who to the lay person...The Minister of State said the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform intends to introduce substantive
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-10-26/22/
26 Oct 2005 - McHugh I am glad of the opportunity to speak on the Bill....It is wide-ranging legislation which seeks to amend and extend the powers of the Garda Síochána in the...I welcome the many good elements of the Bill....The Criminal Justice Bill 2004 was presented to the House and the Minister for Justice, Equality and...Law Reform then informed us that he intended introducing major and extensive amendments.
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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/2006-04-05/2/
5 Apr 2006 - Amendment No. 61 goes down that road where it states, "...only if the exceptional circumstances of the...legislation and this is the appropriate time to do so now that the Minister has produced the Garda Síochána Bill...The Criminal Justice Bill is part of the overall work of the Minister....With the level of forensic evidence that can be ascertained on a crime, we can do virtually anything....These issues must be dealt with and one of the ways to do this is to accept my amendments on mandatory
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Debate: Select Committee On Legislation And Security
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_legislation_and_security/1996-10-02/9/
2 Oct 1996 - Owen Amendment No. 29 is consequential on amendment No. 23....Deputy O'Donoghue raised this matter on a number of occasions, particularly during the debate on the Criminal...Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act....Successive Ministers for Justice have opposed mandatory sentences, except in cases of life imprisonment...However, the crime for which they receive a long sentence is over and above that of drug trafficking
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-02-23/26/
23 Feb 2005 - Where an offence specified in the European arrest warrant corresponds to an offence in Ireland the dual criminality...In that case the dual criminality requirement does not apply....This amendment clarifies the law on the matter....However, that approach may facilitate persons evading justice for offences under international agreements...public policy option if it will prevent the kind of abuse to which I have referred where a person evades justice
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-11-15/20/
15 Nov 2005 - I admit I often read the explanatory memorandum rather than the Bill because the spokesman on justice...causes of mental illness and its associated conditions, it has become apparent that this area of the criminal...While that case may not be relevant to the Bill, the way in which people are treated is relevant....One can never forget the victims such as in the case of Annie Gillespie and her daughter who died in...While I agree with the Bill as presented, there is a need to change some of its language to bring it
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1996-06-27/4/
27 Jun 1996 - Minister for Justice (Mrs....Owen) As regards Senator Mulcahy's point, section 2 has been left out because we are amending other...The draft regulations we are seeking to have approved today under section 46 (6) of the Criminal Justice...Justice Act, 1994....citizens, the need for evidence to convict people, the rights of accused persons and the rights of victims
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1981-03-18/33/
18 Mar 1981 - Minister of State at the Department of Justice (Mr...., excluding matrimonial and criminal conversation actions, and proceedings at the suit of the State,...The Hire Purchase (Amendment) Act, 1960, gave the Circuit Court jurisdiction in hire purchase claims...Amendments Nos. 36b and 36c give effect to the revised period....It is not possible to estimate the effect which the improved access to courts as afforded by this Bill
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1996-06-11/5/
11 Jun 1996 - Ms Burton The amendment is designed to remove the restrictions on the rights of a person who has been...It subsequently emerged that that person was wanted by the international tribunal in relation to crimes...They may be a refugee but they may also be considered a criminal....The amendment proposed would leave the Bill in an ambiguous state where it would not be clear which right...Senators have not put down amendments contesting the principle of the Minister's power to remove persons
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1991-11-27/15/
27 Nov 1991 - In this age of entitlement it is inappropriate for society to treat suicide as a crime....I congratulate the Minister for Justice for indicating that he will bring forward not just a Suicide...Bill but a Bill that will deal with other aspects of the criminal law, such as punishment of prisoners...Government Bill which the Minister has indicated will be ready shortly....Senator Neville's Bill.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2007-03-29/36/
29 Mar 2007 - pupil-teacher ratio in a school in County Tipperary; (7) Deputy Joe Higgins — the need for the Minister for Justice...of an Iranian citizen; (8) Deputy Costello — the need to include a residents-only parking clause by amending...the Roads Bill 2007; (9) Deputy Broughan — the need for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform...to respond to the Stardust Relatives and Victims Committee memorandum; and (10) Deputy Harkin — the
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1984-06-19/25/
19 Jun 1984 - They represent a major intrusion and reversal of the entire history of the criminal law going back for...explanations to a cross-examination by a member of the Garda Síochána could give rise to a miscarriage of justice...It may be a bad thing to be stubborn in that situation but it does not involve inferences of crime....I do not think criminal lawyers or criminal courts will look forward to that with any degree of equanimity...I suggest for the Minister's consideration a possible amendment which would to some extent alleviate
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Debate: Select Committee On Justice, Equality And Women’S Rights
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_justice_equality_and_womens_rights/1998-10-21/2/
21 Oct 1998 - The Minister said the effect of my amendment would be to maintain the current position, that is, the...in the clearest possible terms that the pre-trial examination system did not significantly delay the criminal...Justice Barr of the High Court, Mr....Justice Blayney, formerly of the Supreme Court, the President of the Circuit Court, the President of...The Bill safeguards the rights of the accused to access to evidence but the abolition of the preliminary
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-12-18/30/
18 Dec 2014 - It is unfortunate that the justice system is such that those whom I would describe as "in-betweeners"...My first amendment concerned how far the Bill is incompatible with the constitutional rights of any person...While that is a very big issue, it is not an issue for a road traffic Bill....I then sought to amend the Bill so it would refer just to the Act, and I sent in a very late amendment...There always has to be a doubt about retrospective legislation because it offends our sense of justice
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1927-07-26/19/
26 Jul 1927 - Some of us hoped that the almost universal public protest and the expression of abhorrence of the crime...rather sought to aim at securing the co-operation of all sections of the public outside the actual criminal...conspiracy itself, to seek out the criminals and, in furtherance of that universal compaign, to protect...If the House agrees to my amendment, postponing the Second Reading of this Bill for fourteen days, the...I, therefore, will ask the House to agree that the motion be amended by the introduction of the words
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1983-11-15/21/
15 Nov 1983 - That sort of criminal is not entitled to the protection of this House....I have written to the Minister for Justice and the Commissioner of the Garda bringing the name and address...I hope the Minister will accept the bona fide amendment suggestions of Deputies D....But, if their liberty and freedom is obviously abused in the way it was, then justice must be done and...This crime problem will have to be tackled by the Garda openly and honestly.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-01-16/48/
16 Jan 2019 - He was a victim of AIDS....drug abuse in County Louth is clear with the appalling situation we have with the drug barons, the criminals...We have the proceeds of crime, the criminality and all of that is going on....A lot of thinking needs to be done and on Committee Stage of this Bill, I hope to table some amendments...ones in appalling, disgraceful, shameful and unacceptable circumstances and are still fighting for justice
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-10-04/38/
4 Oct 2018 - I agree with many of the speakers that there are issues with the Bill....terminology from “pregnant woman” to “pregnant person”, inclusivity and also the front-loading of the criminality...eighth amendment has had on our society and on families are coming down the tracks....My mother, who is 70 years of age, spoke to me about the crime it was to have a child outside of marriage...Deputy Donnelly put it very well in terms of the heads of the Bill.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-10-04/37/
4 Oct 2018 - I agree with many of the speakers that there are issues with the Bill....terminology from “pregnant woman” to “pregnant person”, inclusivity and also the front-loading of the criminality...eighth amendment has had on our society and on families are coming down the tracks....My mother, who is 70 years of age, spoke to me about the crime it was to have a child outside of marriage...Deputy Donnelly put it very well in terms of the heads of the Bill.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-10-04/34/
4 Oct 2018 - I agree with many of the speakers that there are issues with the Bill....terminology from “pregnant woman” to “pregnant person”, inclusivity and also the front-loading of the criminality...eighth amendment has had on our society and on families are coming down the tracks....My mother, who is 70 years of age, spoke to me about the crime it was to have a child outside of marriage...Deputy Donnelly put it very well in terms of the heads of the Bill.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1981-06-03/5/
3 Jun 1981 - As I will move amendments to this Bill, I agree with Senator Cassidy that in making laws we cannot make...to be corrected on it — reading this section and the section in the original Act and the Criminal Justice...which was not a crime at the time it was committed....Finally, with regard to rape, when we were debating the provisions of the Criminal Law (Rape) Bill —...I think, and I said on the Second Reading of the Criminal Law (Rape) Bill — and I propose to put down
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1990-11-13/24/
13 Nov 1990 - McCartan I am more than happy to withdraw the amendment in the knowledge that the Minister will reflect...The district justice is advised that the file has gone to the Director of Public Prosecutions....because he was worried about the built-in proviso in the Bill that this complaint could be frivolous...out of his home and he might well say that the matter would be brought to a higher court, the Central Criminal...In those circumstances, I will withdraw my amendment.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2011-11-09/31/
9 Nov 2011 - Deputy Seán Kyne I welcome the opportunity to speak to the Competition (Amendment) Bill....The amendments made in the Bill will provide for valuable reform in competition law and introduce enhanced...have been uncovered so far demonstrate the need for strengthened laws to combat so-called white collar crime...I dislike the euphemistic connotations associated with the phrase "white collar crime", as if such acts...the Probation Act, indicating the seriousness of the criminal acts committed in this area.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-09-28/636/
28 Sep 2005 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....served with a notice of intention to deport them under section 3(3)( a ) of the Immigration Act 1999, as amended...Section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1999, as amended, allows the Minister to make a deportation order...been recommended by a court in the State before which such person was indicted for or charged with any crime...of the person both within and — where relevant and ascertainable — outside the State, including any criminal
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1987-12-01/4/
1 Dec 1987 - That is a power conferred on the Minister for Justice by the 1965 Act, just as this Bill confers a power...In 1963 when the Extradition Bill was being debated, the then Minister for Justice, Deputy Haughey, now...In the Offical Report of 29 January 1964 he said: "The Bill speaks exclusively of the Minister for Justice...In both of those instances people were extradited from this State for allegedly committing horrific crimes...There is a provision in the Bill which seeks to amend the Act that came into force at midnight whereby
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1993-03-04/7/
4 Mar 1993 - I express my sincere sympathy and support to the victim of this terrible crime, a person who has suffered...A full investigation into the difficulties experienced by professionals who tried to help the victim...The Criminal Justice Bill may be the Minister's first opportunity to deal with this situation, therefore...We must curb our hesitancy to interfere in family situations where authorities believe that criminal...I call on the Government to implement the Child Care Bill in full.
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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/2005-03-09/2/
9 Mar 2005 - crime issues and aid policy formulation....Justice Michael Reilly....The joint committee's hearings on Chapter 4 of the Bill are timely and welcome....For the first time, the Bill provides a statutory basis for the engagement of the Garda Síochána with...We hope the ongoing examination of the chapter will lead to corresponding amendments to the make-up of
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-10-17/25/
17 Oct 2018 - I am very happy to have the opportunity to speak on this Bill....The eighth amendment has a long and unfortunate history...., which has changed the emphasis from the general scheme of the Bill....The Bill now starts by outlining the offences rather than taking a more health-related approach....That is not generally the case with other legislation, apart from perhaps criminal law, which is not
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1969-05-07/61/
7 May 1969 - O'Higgins I do not know whether the Minister has considered fully the wording of the amendment and what...that the various examples which the Minister gave of when it would be necessary in the interests of justice...That is exactly the kind of situation that is accepted in my amendment....It is not as important as other matters in the Bill....a crime to justice, of arresting him and bringing him before the courts.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2012-06-13/12/
13 Jun 2012 - Leyden I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, and the officials from the Department of Justice...I commend the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter, for bringing the Bill into the...The Bill, however, should be amended by Members because there is a tremendous and experienced pool in...I was anxious to amend Bills at the time and know the Minister of State is also of that opinion....It is a great incentive for someone with a minor criminal offence to ensure it never happens again.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2002-03-08/8/
8 Mar 2002 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....I will introduce an amendment to the Bill during the course of its passage which will expand the range...Justice Quirke will report by the end of June....This will include a look at the Central Criminal Court....The Deputy will be aware that I had proposals in this area, consisting of a constitutional amendment
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1940-06-26/4/
26 Jun 1940 - Minister for Justice (Mr. Boland) This is the second amendment of the Principal Act....As Senators are aware the Bill is a very short Bill....In this Bill we are proposing to remove those words in Section 2; and in the next section of the Bill...composed of three military officers who will be taken from the five members of the present Special Criminal...In the case of the Special Criminal Court at present, there is an appeal.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2007-10-09/101/
9 Oct 2007 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Brian Lenihan) An Garda Síochána has put in place...a number of initiatives designed to prevent and detect a range of criminal activity, including human...In addition, it is intended that the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill will, subject to enactment...In particular, in the context of the treatment of victims, it is intended that a framework will be put...in place whereby a victim of trafficking can be afforded an immediate period of recovery and reflection
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Debate: Select Committee On Legislation And Security
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_legislation_and_security/1994-04-27/2/
27 Apr 1994 - Chairman The purpose of the Solicitors (Amendment) Bill, 1994, is to amendment and extend the Solicitors...The basic Act, the Solicitors Act, 1954, was amended by the Solicitors (Amendment) Act, 1960....Solicitors will be prohibited from withdrawing from a criminal case where a client is in custody....Many other provisions are contained in this Bill, comprising 83 sections....It should be noted that amendments have been tabled by the following, the Minister for Justice, Deputies
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1927-07-29/12/
29 Jul 1927 - I think that a good deal of the doubts about the merits of this amendment is justified, but there is...In previous Acts there is reference to "seditious intentions," but this Bill speaks of actions of a "...law established— That is now the Saorstát— "or either House of Parliament, or the administration of justice...alteration of any matter in Church or State by law established, or to incite any person to commit any crime...which go very far in the promotion of discontent and ill-will that are reprehensible and, in fact, criminal
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1998-12-16/3/
16 Dec 1998 - Second and Remaining Stages; No. 7, Fisheries and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill, 1998, Order for Second...Stage and Second Stage; No. 2, Protections for Persons Reporting Child Abuse Bill, 1998, amendments from...and Technological Education (Investment) Fund (Amendment) Bill, 1998, Committee and Remaining Stages...; No. 4, Education (No. 2) Bill, 1997, amendments from the Seanad; No. 33, Jurisdiction of Courts and...18, motion re Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
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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/2008-12-03/9/
3 Dec 2008 - The Irish Youth Justice Service again showed a saving of approximately €6 million, but that money is...Subhead A3 on incidental expenses contained a legal bill....There is a growing cost in this area and I wonder what the arrangements are to foot these bills next...The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform stated only yesterday that his policing priority was...Most work in the organised crime unit and the surveillance unit involves 24-hour monitoring of criminals
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2015-06-18/25/
18 Jun 2015 - There are some very welcome provisions in today's Bill, in particular, those relating to the amalgamation...children in detention, have found that the deprivation of liberty and the first-hand experience of the criminal...other words, the flow of prisoners through the system, mean that Ireland has one of the most punitive criminal...justice systems in Europe....What about the crimes that hurt all of society?
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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/2004-04-20/2/
20 Apr 2004 - Lenihan Two fundamental fallacies pervade the Deputy's amendments....There are definite parties in any civil or criminal proceeding before the court — there are the people...proceeding at the suit of the Director of Public Prosecutions against a named accused in a criminal...It must also follow the rules of natural justice....The Attorney General concurs with my views on both of these amendments.
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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/2003-11-26/2/
26 Nov 2003 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy McDowell) I thank the Chairman and committee...At the Brussels Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting in November 2000, a programme of measures to...The substantive text of that instrument was politically agreed at the last Justice and Home Affairs Council...The exception is the case where there is a compensation award to a victim included in the amount being...I am advised it will be necessary to make some amendments to Irish legislation to provide for the recognition
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2009-11-17/24/
17 Nov 2009 - Under the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993 it is an offence for a person to solicit another person...It should be noted that section 5 of the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 made it an offence...I am fully aware of the UK proposal in a policing and crime Bill and which provides for punishing those...I understand that the Bill received royal assent last Friday....Against this background, I commend the amendment to the House.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-05-13/11/
13 May 2004 - I understand that the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002 gave effect to four of the remaining...I notice that we still have the Electricity (Amendment) Bill on the A list....Bill...., such as the Marine Services Bill, the Maritime Safety Bill, the Bord Gáis Bill and the Broadcasting...I know that the Minister of State's Department and the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-01-31/36/
31 Jan 2017 - I am delighted to present this Bill to the House, the purpose of which is to amend a range of legislation...I would also like to highlight the heads that are to be included in the Bill as Committee Stage amendments...With regard to the other heads on which work is ongoing, head 6 proposes to amend section 4 of the Criminal...The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 completed Committee Stage in December 2016 and is scheduled...When enacted, the Bill will reform section 5 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993 to facilitate
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2015-07-21/5/
21 Jul 2015 - The Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons)...A person who fails to report to the Garda under the Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences...van Turnhout also raised some other issues around corporal punishment and her intention to table an amendment...I suggested two amendments in writing to the Tánaiste who did not accept them, but it is open to me to...bring forward amendments in the autumn in this area to another Bill and I fully intend to do so.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2011-05-18/37/
18 May 2011 - Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter) The Domestic Violence Act 1996, as amended...by Acts of 2002 and 2010, makes substantial provision for victims of domestic violence who are not married...Contravention of an order under the Act is an offence and is subject to sanctions under the criminal...The Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill currently being drafted for publication as soon as possible...this year will, it is intended, make further amendments to the domestic violence code.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2011-03-23/8/
23 Mar 2011 - shall be proceeded with at commencement of the Stage each Bill had reached....With specific reference to the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009, I recall the Taoiseach's party colleague...Flanagan, the Labour Party spokesperson on children, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, and I in that role each had amendments...with the House, is now going to return to the commencement of Report Stage and intends to present new amendments...The Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill was published in January of this year but it is
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1988-10-04/7/
4 Oct 1988 - the various spokespeople here for the excellent job they have done in examining all aspects of this Bill...It seems to me in regard to part II of the Bill that the departure in section 10 (5) from the existing...Basic to Part II of the Bill is the power of the inspector to require officers and agents of the company...Section 168 (3) of the 1963 Act was amended by section 7 of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1982, so as...between private individuals as in civil proceedings or indeed between the State and private parties as in criminal
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-06-13/34/
13 Jun 2018 - opposed to the renewal of the continuing operation of these sections of the Offences against the State (Amendment...) Act 1998 and section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009....Every year for 20 years this House has renewed the operations of the Offences against the State (Amendment...The Special Criminal Court should be abolished in that respect....Much of the organised crime is involved in the illegal drugs trade.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1983-11-10/4/
10 Nov 1983 - I welcome the provisions of the Bill....People have been waiting ages to see justice being done and at the same time we hear talk about constitutional...The legal profession have said that this Bill will not interfere with the hardened criminals but will...The incidence of crime varies from place to place....That is why I welcome this Bill.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1971-07-29/4/
29 Jul 1971 - Minister is arguing the terms are the same because he has stated that from time immemorial it has been a criminal...offence for anyone to incite another person to commit a crime....Why does he put such an extraordinary price on keeping the Bill that he resists this amendment, if resisting...this amendment is what he is doing?...as well as the case for this amendment.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1971-08-25/3/
25 Aug 1971 - Amendment No. 7 and amendment No. 21 are designed in the light of the debate on Committee Stage to insert...the Minister's own learned treatise on Committee Stage and also from what I have read in Russell on Crime...forcible entry, traced their history, admitted that they existed under the law, quoted the Minister for Justice...statute prohibiting forcible entry and I am very unhappy with the wide exemptions we are allowing to a criminal...I am convinced from looking at other statutes, particularly the Criminal Justice Bill, which I quoted
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1953-07-29/36/
29 Jul 1953 - I am not ashamed of introducing this Bill....have to meet in my own constituency and I am prepared to stand or fall if necessary, in order to do justice...It deals with the transfer of cases from the Circuit Court to the Central Criminal Court....abused—that at least half the cases heard in the Central Criminal Court in Dublin are cases that have...If amendments are introduced I am prepared to consider them though I still think that there is a good
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2003-02-05/18/
5 Feb 2003 - We continually bring legislation before the House dealing with justice and policing matters but there...We have already dealt with some, including the juvenile justice legislation....I welcome the structures that are being put in place, which are similar to those that apply to the Criminal...This legislation ties in with the Criminal Justice Act and the Proceeds of Crime Act 1996....Committee Stage with this Bill.
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Debate: Joint Committee On Justice And Equality
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_justice_and_equality/2017-02-15/2/
15 Feb 2017 - I welcome the introduction of the Parole Bill 2016....At present, the parole board overwhelmingly comprises people from the criminal justice system, including...formal criminal justice agents....I understand the point made about the severity of the crime and that type of thing....In that case, I believe there should be an assessment of the risk to victims or the community where the
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1998-10-07/11/
7 Oct 1998 - Higgins (Mayo): While the amendment may not be necessary, it has merit from the point of view of clarity...I do not understand why the Minister cannot accept the amendment and the technical point it makes in...This legislation will effectively result in the establishment of two international war crime tribunals...I made the point on Committee Stage that we expected these kinds of crimes to cease after the Holocaust...to justice.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-05-31/35/
31 May 2006 - be useful to the Judiciary and policy makers in the criminal justice area....has invested heavily in modern information technology systems, its nationwide computer system, the criminal...Justice Susan Denham of the Supreme Court, shows the seriousness with which the Courts Service takes...The Courts and Court Officers Act 1995 enables the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to provide...recent decision of the Supreme Court on the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1935.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1977-04-20/4/
20 Apr 1977 - Toal I fully support this short Bill in which there are five sections....Many Press reporters, not only in the Special Criminal Court, the High Court or Supreme Court, but in...The Press have a tremendous responsibility and politically motivated crimes should be handled with the...A prisoner is in prison simply because he has been convicted of an offence under the criminal code....The crime may have been politically motivated, but nevertheless it is a crime.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1994-03-24/3/
24 Mar 1994 - 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...paying for their crimes....This requires an amendment to the Constitution....I agree with the Bill and commend the Minister for her approach in accepting Fine Gael amendments during
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-05-31/35/
31 May 2006 - This will allow much greater ease of comparison by all involved in our criminal justice system and will...He appears to want the criminal justice system to rely only on media records of sentencing, saying they...I do not know what amount of time Deputy Ó Snodaigh and his colleagues have spent in the criminal justice...The extreme delays in bringing forward the necessary new and amending legislation are not acceptable....Their enactment will assist the criminal justice system and ensure greater consistency in sentencing.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2002-12-11/5/
11 Dec 2002 - The Taoiseach The Order of Business today shall be as follows: No. 5 a – Appropriation Bill, 2002,...Order for Second Stage and Second and Subsequent Stages; No. 5 – Social Welfare Bill, 2002, Second Stage...(resumed); No. 26 – Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill, 2002, Second Stage (resumed); and No. 27 –...decided without debate by one question which shall be put from the Chair, and which shall, in relation to amendments
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2012-06-28/16/
28 Jun 2012 - Deputy Seán Conlan The Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and...This Bill, along with the Children First Bill and the National Vetting Bureau Bill is a very welcome...These inquiries were needed both by the victims of that abuse which was perpetrated against them while...failed to do what was clearly wanted by the electorate, to introduce the mandatory reporting of these crimes...that it is successful in delivering the protection so greatly needed by those affected by the heinous crime
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-12-07/10/
7 Dec 2005 - As Deputy Catherine Murphy stated, he tabled some 200 amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill....This Bill deals with the last one of these but the Minister knowingly misrepresented the Bill....I hope it will not be the current Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform introducing the Bill...It is not flawed and even if the Bill did need amendments, for a Government to reject it on that basis...while supporting legislation on Second Stage, with more than 200 amendments signalled, is a little hypocritical
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2007-03-01/14/
1 Mar 2007 - I would prefer to see the Bill dealing with the administration of justice rather than maintaining discipline...General Seán MacEoin, the then Minister for Justice, presented the Defence Bill 1949 on behalf of the...The Defence Act 1954 has also been amended by Acts of a general nature such as the Criminal Justice Act...We could consider including a review in the Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2006....Section 5 of the Defence Act 1954, as amended by this Bill, would then be reviewed every five years.
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Debate: Joint Committee On Health And Children
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_health_and_children/2012-05-01/2/
1 May 2012 - However, the fact that the heads of the Bill only came to us today is a reflection of the hastiness with...The heads are a little lax in terms of placing the Bill in the context of other child protection law...- that is, the Child Care Acts - as well as the national vetting bureau Bill and the criminal justice...(withholding information on crimes against children and vulnerable adults) Bill....By its nature, a Bill designed to improve reporting will result in an increased number of reports.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1930-06-04/4/
4 Jun 1930 - There is no other amendment in the second section....the close time for wild birds that are protected by the Bill and also to revoke or amend any such first-mentioned...that application by the county council, the Minister for Fisheries may apply to the Minister for Justice...They still have got to do that, but where the Minister for Fisheries asks the Minister for Justice to...They can no longer however be the victims of birdlime, and once we protect them in that respect I do
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-03-23/6/
23 Mar 2006 - Generally speaking, the criminal justice system is concerned with protecting the public, punishing criminals...in the courts should strive to conduct their business in a way that protects the rights not only of victims...of crime but of particularly vulnerable persons, including those unfortunate enough to suffer from mental...The Henchy report, on which much of this Bill is based, referred to the need to ensure that persons who...Amendment No. 25 is a consequential amendment arising from the amendment providing for a court to refer
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2009-11-04/10/
4 Nov 2009 - value very much the input into legislation from the Seanad and I welcome the expertise brought to this Bill...The amendment was prompted largely by the DPP's office on the basis that until 1999 there were no time...This changed following the Criminal Justice Act 1999 which included a statutory requirement for a time...Justice Fennelly. It reported in 2003 and examined this issue.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1970-06-24/5/
24 Jun 1970 - Alexis FitzGerald I move amendment No. 2: In page 4, lines 26 and 27 to delete "under the Merchandise...We can take a particular view of the criminal code operative in this country, and the law here is British...It is one thing to be liable civilly but it is another to be liable criminally....create a situation which by one fact associated with another makes someone look as if he had committed a crime...and this Bill only.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-06-20/2/
20 Jun 2014 - Those provisions include amending the law as it relates to the purchasing, selling, trading, consignment...As we are all aware, criminals do not respect borders....This is definitely the way forward in crime solving in this area....It should be obvious to everyone that metal theft is not a victimless crime....Fianna Fáil is happy to support the Bill introduced by Deputy McGrath.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-07-06/26/
6 Jul 2017 - I take this opportunity to wish Deputy Flanagan well in his new role as Minister for Justice and Equality...I welcome this Bill, which gives effect to the international agreement between the Irish and British...to tackle crime and criminal activity....across this island, with An Garda Síochána and the PSNI in opposing criminal gangs and criminality in...They are criminals.
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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/2006-05-03/2/
3 May 2006 - McDowell I move amendment No. 140: In page 25, before section 24, but in Part 4, to insert the following...—Each provision of the Firearms Acts 1925 to 2006 specified in Schedule 1 to the Criminal Justice Act...2006 is amended in the manner specified in the third and fourth columns opposite the mention of that...This is a provision to amend the Firearms Acts 1925 to 2006 in the manner specified in the Schedule to...this Bill.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2015-11-11/34/
11 Nov 2015 - him, but he must forgive us for feeling a bit aggrieved that we see very little of the Minister for Justice...Neither I, Deputy Clare Daly, Deputy Mac Lochlainn, Sinn Féin's justice spokesperson, nor the Fianna...preventing, detecting and investigating offences under the Offences against the State Acts 1939 to 1998, the Criminal...Law Act 1976, the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 and the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering...It is a long Bill, there is a lot to talk about and I will not go on too long on amendment No. 1.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2011-06-08/7/
8 Jun 2011 - a young girl who has gone on to tell her story and has improved her life since, but there are many victims...We debated the Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill 2011 in the House last week and the...extraterritorial aspect was an important part of that Bill....The criminal justice sector is one such problem , and we need to be mindful of these....I am pleased this is contained in the Bill.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-07-08/20/
8 Jul 2004 - However, I would not want to overload the schedule of the Select Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence...The concept of the International Criminal Court is fine but we must accept that it can only act after...It is like the old story about crime, namely, that we have means of punishing people if we catch them...would like the Minister to indicate, in anticipation of the successful application of the International Criminal...The concept behind the Bill is good.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-01-25/15/
25 Jan 2018 - committed to establishing a commission of investigation into the circumstances surrounding the horrific crimes...committed by Bill Kenneally....I am advised that criminal investigations are ongoing in respect of a number of such cases....It is also my belief and that of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, and all my Government
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1995-05-16/16/
16 May 1995 - health risk to them and to society as a whole, mindful of the direct link of heroin abuse to petty crime...for drug importers, distributors and suppliers of drugs; the immediate introduction of the Juvenile Justice...Bill; and the implementation of existing legislation to seize the proceeds of those criminals involved
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1984-09-19/4/
19 Sep 1984 - Robb Towards the end of this long discussion on the Criminal Justice Bill I should like to add a few...law; but equally I have no doubt as to its not solving the serious problem of crime....it will not be much longer before, in relation to the forces I have mentioned, what starts out as a Criminal...Justice Bill forces more and more people to come into the categories covered by the Offences Against...to give people a greater sense of confidence so that when law and order is applied, it is related to justice
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-10-28/5/
28 Oct 2004 - I welcome this report, as does the Government amendment to the motion....of youngsters involved in crime....are concerned about our youth justice system....The incidents of violent crime and public disorder offences involving young persons are becoming too...criminal justice review.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-06-29/24/
29 Jun 2004 - of the Commission on Electronic Voting (Further Reports) Order 2004; No. 17, motion re Proceeds of Crime...(Amendment) Bill 1999; No. 23, National Monuments (Amendment) Bill 2004 — Order for Report, Report and...Final Stages; No. 24, Commissions of Investigation Bill 2003 — Order for Report, Report and Final Stages...; No. 25, State Airports Bill 2004 — Second Stage (resumed)...., include only those set down or accepted by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform; the proceedings
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-12-15/3/
15 Dec 2017 - It is one of the most heinous crimes that can be committed....occurs behind closed doors, or because it is inflicted by a person known closely or intimately to the victim...Some were in the original Bill and some have resulted from amendments....Deputy Rabbitte outlined a good example of the types of behaviour the legislation should seek to make a criminal...Domestic violence is a crime and it is everyone's business.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1998-03-12/4/
12 Mar 1998 - The Bill is welcome and long overdue....Will the Minister consider offering organisations such as Victim Support a seat on the board to ensure...This Bill is a potent weapon that will further advance the fight against crime....The Government has a zero tolerance policy towards crime....It is fundamental to the continuing fight against crime.
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Debate: Select Committee On Legislation And Security
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_legislation_and_security/1996-10-08/3/
8 Oct 1996 - Currie I move amendment No. 9: In page 4, before section 4, to insert the following new section: "...This amendment deals with the rule against double jeopardy....It expands upon what is already contained in section 4(1) of the Bill....As the Minister for Justice made clear on Second Stage, that provision raises a number of difficulties...Section 4(1), however, does not state whether the rule is to apply in respect of criminal proceedings
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1991-06-20/3/
20 Jun 1991 - Enright I agree with the unanimous view of the House in relation to this Bill....Offences relating to television licences, driving licences and motor tax come under the criminal law...Such cases would be called along with criminal cases....Members of the Garda Síochána, justices and people in general are demanding that criminals who continue...I welcome the Bill.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2002-11-14/6/
14 Nov 2002 - Justice Act, 1994....Section 33 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1994, is being amended to take account of this requirement so...In bringing this Bill before the House, the opportunity is being taken to make amendments to sections...35 and 36 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1994, which relate to enforcement powers, jurisdiction and prosecution...The amendments to give effect to these changes are contained in section 28( c ) of the Bill.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2014-06-04/20/
4 Jun 2014 - taking the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014 in another part of this building....As I said, that Bill is currently being debated in the Dáil....Justice (Public Order) Act 1994, the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 and the Criminal...It is my hope, however, that racism will not be a silent crime, with victims afraid or unwilling to come...In proposing an amendment we have sought to incorporate those ideas, while taking account of the work
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2015-10-20/17/
20 Oct 2015 - extensive degree of co-operation between the Garda Síochána and the PSNI in regard to smuggling and criminal...CAB, the Police Service of Northern Ireland, the UK's HM Revenue and Customs, HMRC, and the National Crime...Changes were made to the Finance Bills here in 2012 and 2013....it, but I think we should wait for the publication of the report from the Garda by the Minister for Justice...We should examine in the talks in Belfast the two cross-Border anti-fraud, anti-smuggling, anti-criminal
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-11-03/8/
3 Nov 2005 - The Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002 has limped through the Oireachtas since then, finally seeing the...aptly described, to the repeal of section 4A(1)( c ) of the Criminal Justice Act 1999....I will carefully scrutinise amendments taken on board by the Minister in the Seanad to consider if they...the detention of people in prisons is contradictory if they may or may not have been convicted of a crime...Justice Henchy 27 years ago.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2015-03-26/6/
26 Mar 2015 - Senator John Crown My two amendments to sections 9 and 11, taken together with this discussion, are...or save the lives of others, but they can serve in the Army, they can die and be prosecuted for war crimes...The Bill may let them contact their genetic parents or siblings but regards them as being at such a tender...We are putting an unnecessary restriction into a Bill and formulating two different categories of adult..., which I do not think is in accordance with the principles of natural justice.
