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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: 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: 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: 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: 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/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: 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: 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: 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/2004-06-29/24/
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: 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/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: 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/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: 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/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: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1999-04-21/14/
21 Apr 1999 - The criminal justice system depends to a large extent on a significant number of defendants pleading...major advantages of a guilty plea, especially in the case of sexual offences, is that it saves the victim...It can greatly help a victim to know at an early that she or he will not have to give evidence in a contested
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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/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/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: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2002-02-27/5/
27 Feb 2002 - Ryan I move amendment No. 10: In page 15, subsection (1), lines 11 to 22, to delete paragraph ( e...Children's prisons are academies for graduating from a child criminal to an adult criminal....It is difficult to have a rational discussion about issues to do with crime, punishment, etc., but to...to have rational discussion because of the understandable frenzy that is sometimes whipped up about criminal
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1971-08-26/3/
26 Aug 1971 - At column 195 of the debate of the same day, dealing with the question of civil law and criminal law,...citizens are concerned, it is a matter which should be dealt with by the civil law rather than by the criminal...Bill which was bad because it created three new crimes for some people and not for others; it introduced...into our legislation, for the first time in relation to criminal law, this concept of guilty by association...was that no amendment was going to be accepted, that no matter how bad the Bill was it was going to
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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: 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.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2016-06-15/23/
15 Jun 2016 - Having said that, we all recognise the major threat posed, in particular, by organised crime....Clearly, there is a significant threat from organised crime and from paramilitary crime....Looking first at the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 motion and its renewal, as has been...I will deal briefly with the motion on the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009....Justice Act 2006.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2000-03-29/24/
29 Mar 2000 - The Bill shows sincere and genuine high level co-operation between the Departments of Justice, Equality...The Bill rightly spans the Departments of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Education and Science and...The action plans will include a range of measures from children making apologies to their victims, a...stay away from certain places or people in order to avoid involvement in criminal activity....Justice Geoghegan's decision in 1995 was referred to.
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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/1971-08-19/4/
19 Aug 1971 - against them under the section in order to expose the injustice of the approach of the Minister for Justice...Everybody on all sides of the House realises that more people are concerned about the terms of this Bill...also because they were concerned for the freedom of all people, and concerned that it would not be a criminal...the Bill before it has become law and that this incongruous way will have to be adopted in order to...amend it.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1990-03-01/6/
1 Mar 1990 - subsections (1), (5), (6) and (7) of section 2, will only be taken in connection with very serious crimes...I again refer to the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 and to the importance of providing...Justice Act....I welcome the safeguards which have been included in the Bill....I would like the Minister to comment before this Bill completes its passage through this House on the
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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/2018-11-14/29/
14 Nov 2018 - I will refer briefly to some of the main provisions in the Bill....include officials from the Departments of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Education and Skills, Justice...I will not go into the further detail of the Bill. Those who are interested can read it....I understand that the Minister of State and the Government will not support the Bill....We are open to amendments to the Bill, but I have no doubt that the authority as proposed in the Bill
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1993-12-01/7/
1 Dec 1993 - Minister of State at the Department of Justice (Mr....In section 3 (3) (a) the Court of Criminal Appeal is being given an important new power to order the...the United Kingdom and the Nicky Kelly case in Ireland and recommended that the person who was the victim...Third, it proposed that the Government introduce a statutory system of compensation for the victims of...miscarriage of justice.
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Debate: Select Committee On Justice, Defence And Women's Rights
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_justice_defence_and_womens_rights/2010-11-24/2/
24 Nov 2010 - Ahern We discussed these issues with the Garda Síochána in detail both before and after publishing the Bill...Gael amendment....the offence of organising prostitution under section 9 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993...I did not include such a provision in the Bill as published because I wanted to satisfy myself that we...Parliament and of the Council on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, and protecting victims
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-12-07/10/
7 Dec 2005 - If our common law in this regard does not reflect natural justice, we should intervene by producing such...The Bill is refreshing because it appeals to the highest common denominator....While there may be flaws in this Bill, the Minister should accept its principle and amend it, if necessary...It is interesting that the Minister introduced the Criminal Justice Bill 2004 without many of its most...changes to this legislation on Committee Stage, if he feels it needs to be amended?
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2019-02-06/9/
6 Feb 2019 - records relating to parental leave or force majeure leave in accordance with the Act may be subject to criminal...In essence, the amendment requires employers to retain a record of leave taken by their employees for...I propose to bring forward an amendment on Report Stage to rectify this anomaly....The Department of Justice and Equality has identified a technical issue caused by the Bill's proposed...if the Bill remains unchanged.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1999-05-05/16/
5 May 1999 - Representations made on the Sheedy Case; No. 34, Local Elections (Disclosure of Donations and Expenditure) Bill..., 1999 [Seanad] – Committee and Remaining Stages; and No. 4, Criminal Justice (Location of Victims' Remains...) Bill, 1999 – Order for Second Stage and Second Stage to be taken not later than 8.30 p.m.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1999-06-23/27/
23 Jun 1999 - There is the Criminal Justice (Fraud Offences) Bill – number 10 on the C list....We were told that the proceeds of crime Bill may be published, if we are lucky, by mid-1999....This Government is not serious about dealing with white collar crime and corruption....We had a series of kick starts, amendments, counter amendments, withdrawal of sections and finally the...the Bill.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-04-09/33/
9 Apr 2019 - By debating this Bill, we have a useful opportunity to restate our perspectives on what Ireland’s neutrality...I will return to the text of the Bill but I want to first elaborate on the core issue of our military...aid or assistance to be provided to a member state which is the object of a terrorist attack or the victim...our military neutrality, the question that arises for Sinn Féin is what, if anything, requires us to amend...I raise these questions because the Constitution as it stands probably does not need to be amended to
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2015-05-26/22/
26 May 2015 - The Taoiseach It is proposed to take No. 37, Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill...Tomorrow’s business after Oral Questions shall be No. 39, Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill...2015 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 5, Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment...) Bill 2015 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage; and No. 38, statements on the Fifth Report of
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2015-10-06/14/
6 Oct 2015 - As the Minister is aware, section 176 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 creates an offence of reckless...I will now turn to the main element of the Bill which will make it a criminal offence to purchase sexual...I tabked amendments to the human trafficking legislation which was for too conservative and timid in...It was doing nothing to protect victims of trafficking and it was certainly doing nothing to protect...victims of prostitution.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2000-11-22/114/
22 Nov 2000 - Cowen) The statute of the International Criminal Court was concluded at Rome on 17 July 1998 and was...An amendment to the Constitution is required to permit the State to ratify the statute and, in this regard..., I have asked the chairman of the Government legislation committee to arrange for the draft Bill containing...a proposal for such an amendment to be given priority in the Government's legislation programme....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/1983-04-20/5/
20 Apr 1983 - When the Minister came to office there was on his desk a draft of a more major Criminal Justice Bill...That Bill would have a major effect on the state of law and order....any other Bill relating to this problem....committees set up to defend themselves and punishment squads carrying out their own forms of rough justice...This is a wrong policy, particularly in relation to youth crime prevention.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1986-06-25/10/
25 Jun 1986 - They often deal with ruthless criminals. This should not be overlooked....I am glad, therefore, that this amendment is included....justice system, policy and performance, the Minister dealt with the long term solutions to the main...causes of crime....Subject to further discussion and, perhaps, amendments on Committee Stage, I also welcome the Bill.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1986-05-27/31/
27 May 1986 - Section 7 of the Criminal Justice Act of 1984 requires me to lay these regulations in draft form before...Justice Bill, to the code of practice recently adopted in England and Wales and to the recommendations..., particularly serious crime, and bringing to justice those who commit it....Under the proposals, which give effect to section 7 of the Criminal Justice Act, the member in charge...These measures are the Criminal Justice Act, the Garda Síochána (Complaints) Bill and the proposed regulations
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1998-09-02/5/
2 Sep 1998 - They have demonstrated their commitment to perpetrating the most appalling crimes to strike directly...We will propose amendments on Committee Stage to seek to bring about those changes....We have given thought to and debated the Bill....During a debate such as this the fate of groups such as the Birmingham Six, the Guildford Four and other victims...of miscarriage of justice have a particular resonance.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2016-07-06/31/
6 Jul 2016 - I am pleased to introduce the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016 to the House....crime associated with the illegal sale of certain substances....Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 which is to be amended by this Bill....This Bill provides for a series of amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977....This Bill proposes to amend the provisions which were inserted into the 1977 Act by the Irish Medicines
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2017-05-16/13/
16 May 2017 - Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (Deputy David Stanton) I thank Senators...for giving their time to consider this relatively concise but significant Bill....The general and strong support for the Bill shows the Legislature is committed to dealing with cybercrime...New technology creates opportunities for new forms of crime, or at least crime committed in an online...The legislation before us reflects these international instruments in that it provides for criminal offences
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1929-05-09/26/
9 May 1929 - The Minister for Justice told them the Bill was an improvement of the law....no sort of support from the Fianna Fáil Party in this House, and further he said: "They knew that crimes...were committed, but no one on the Fianna Fáil Benches had attempted to condone these crimes....We are not concerned with protecting the criminal....The point of this Bill is not to protect the criminal, but to protect the jurors.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1996-03-06/20/
6 Mar 1996 - There are good proposals in the Bill but the Minister for Justice has explained that the Government is...I wish to refer to accusations made by Deputy O'Donnell last night on the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking...) Bill....The proposals are the same as those contained in a previous Private Members' Criminal Justice Bill introduced...If the aim is to reduce crime, I very much doubt if such a register would have any positive impact.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2015-12-07/3/
7 Dec 2015 - Justice Dermot Kinlen, described St....Paul O'Mahony, a leading criminologist, on recidivism in the Irish criminal justice system exposed St...Justice Kinlen said, as a breeding ground for future criminality....In addition, the Children (Amendment) Act 2015 has been passed....particular for offences of violence and for offenders who are serious recidivists who commit serious crimes
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1990-02-15/3/
15 Feb 1990 - On Second Stage of the Rape (Amendment) Bill the Minister's speech was delivered by one of his colleagues...and on subsequent days we had to deal with the Larceny Bill and the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Bill...I accept that the Minister for Justice has a very demanding schedule....with fewer issues and points of justice than ever in the history of the Dáil....or on how the Minister intends to develop the Garda Síochána as a crime prevention force in the community
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1996-07-03/7/
3 Jul 1996 - However, I acknowledge that she accepted one of the amendments yesterday....will be introduced in respect of other crimes....It cannot be dealt with solely by the Minister for Justice....lobby, but we have reached the stage where we need to talk about the civil liberties and rights of the victims...However, I have raised this area with the Minister for Justice on many occasions.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-07-03/35/
3 Jul 2019 - Justice Act 1990 applies, he or she shall not be eligible for parole before the expiry of a minimum...Justice 2007 in respect of a subsequent offence within the meaning of that section, he or she shall...Members will see that Part 3 of the Bill deals with the parole process....Under this Bill, that increases to 12 years and the amendments I am proposing will not affect that....I hope that increase will go some way towards limiting the ongoing trauma, distress and upset victims
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1930-03-19/4/
19 Mar 1930 - The Minister for Justice did not overstate the case when he said that these unhappy girls who are mothers...It was a fiction of law invented by the courts in their desire to see that some measure of justice was...The whole thing savours of a criminal proceeding....It was not a crime in a man to be the father of an illegitimate child....That is a loophole in the Bill.
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Debate: Select Committee On Finance And The Public Service
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_finance_and_the_public_service/2003-04-01/3/
1 Apr 2003 - Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin I move amendment No. 3: In page 5, before section 1, to insert the following...The amendment was recommended by the Information Commissioner....Some groups have been mentioned such as Parents for Justice....We have advocates on behalf of victims of child sexual abuse and child abuse in general, groups such...Amendment No. 7 seeks to insert in the Bill the words: 'person' shall be construed as importing a body
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1946-02-27/34/
27 Feb 1946 - This amendment is a reasonable one....The section which it seeks to amend is Section 44 of the Local Government Act of 1941....their standing in society, and the responsibility placed upon them, we must admit that it is wrong, criminally...The type of tribunal envisaged in this Bill is one which will be selected by the Chief Justice, an absolutely...Why should the Minister refuse to accept this amendment?
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1996-05-16/10/
16 May 1996 - Another problem which arises in respect of a citizen's arrest relates to section 4 of the Criminal Justice...In considering the constitutionality of the Criminal law (Jurisdiction) Bill, 1975, the Supreme Court...When this House engages in criminal justice legislation it is imperative in a democracy that the Opposition...Unconstitutional legislation is not an effective weapon in the war against crime....which will be substantially amended to meet the concerns expressed here.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1977-11-02/30/
2 Nov 1977 - Kelly I move amendment No. 17: In page 8, line 14, after "liable" to insert the following "on conviction...this subsection again and it seemed to me that the limit of £500 which can be imposed by a district justice...Minister to do this before the end of this Stage but he might consider between now and bringing the Bill...penalty for which, of course, a trial on indictment in the Circuit Court with a jury or in the Central Criminal
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-06-29/7/
29 Jun 2017 - Fianna Fáil said we would facilitate passage of the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill provided a...can make or take away the freedom and civil liberties of people if they deem it necessary to punish criminal...It was the most important organ of the State to ensure justice was done and people were punished for...their crimes....I know that the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, and the Tánaiste and Minister for
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1987-12-09/23/
9 Dec 1987 - not for the horrific reaction we feel towards the victims of drug abuse....I am not sure whether my amendment meets my concern....In my opinion the powers are stronger and wider than the powers we would confer in other areas of criminal...in view of the amendments accepted in the Seanad....I would ask the Minister to accept my amendment or, if he feels that the drafting of the amendment does
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1999-02-03/20/
3 Feb 1999 - Broughan I thank the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy O'Donoghue, for coming in...I speak from experience given that I was the victim of an attempted car theft on New Year's Eve....In 1998 three deaths were caused by similar criminals in Cork city....If that Act is not sufficiently effective, the Minister should amend it or introduce a new Bill to outlaw...This type of crime and associated civil disorder would not be tolerated for one instant in the leafy
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-06-17/16/
17 Jun 2010 - Having put a criminal justice Bill through the House that allows for gangs and gang leaders to be arraigned...that should by now have been addressed about the annual renewal since the Offences against the State (Amendment...My colleague, Deputy Burton, asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on 25 March whether...Section 176 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 deals with a more specific situation....section 9 to include sexual offences and to extract the section from the Offences against the State (Amendment
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1996-10-23/5/
23 Oct 1996 - Section 11 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, specifies that where a person commits an offence on bail...a consecutive sentence may be imposed on the sentence for the original crime....Regrettably, this has not been properly enforced, giving rise to the urgent necessity for this amendment...Regrettably, irrespective of which Minister for Justice or Garda Commissioner is in office, crime will...There have been problems with regard to bail in recent years but the Bill is positive and I support it
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2009-11-04/10/
4 Nov 2009 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) Amendment No. 50 contains my substantive...Amendment No. 50 relates to the Criminal Procedure Act 1967 and consists of two parts....Amendment No. 1 is consequential on amendment No. 50....It adds a definition of the Act of 1967 to section 2 of the Bill....It defines the reference to the Act of 1967 as referring to the Criminal Procedure Act 1967.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2013-05-02/17/
2 May 2013 - Deputy examines the Central Statistics Office figures, the most recent figures published show that crime...is effectively down in 11 of the 14 crime categories....the targeted operations by An Garda Síochána have been extremely effective in addressing issues of criminality...2013 I did not have a budget in my Department which has €163 million less available across the entire justice...There is an obligation on the State to bring our public expenditure in the context of the public wage bill
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2007-04-04/4/
4 Apr 2007 - 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 more useful than draconian legislation.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2002-10-15/15/
15 Oct 2002 - Added to that is the other stabbing tragedy in the city over the weekend and all the other violent crimes...The National Crime Council has commissioned independent research on this very issue of public order and...There have been many more legislative provisions and the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill has been
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2003-04-08/4/
8 Apr 2003 - Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....form of improved effectiveness in crime prevention and detection, to the benefit of all the people on...the people of Ireland and improve the level of cross-community confidence in the impartiality of the criminal...justice system in Northern Ireland....Any sensible suggestions put forward by way of amendment to improve this important Bill will be accepted
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1961-04-19/7/
19 Apr 1961 - Donegan The exemption in the old Act and in this Bill whereby a woman can opt out, and that seems to...I know a case where a young man was convinced that a criminal on emerging from jail would, because he...break-down or beyond because of having to decide whether or not a man had been guilty of a brutal crime...It could well be that a justice could excuse a woman from such a trial by jury but there have been cases...I feel the existing provisions in the old Act and now in the Bill before us are wise and are in keeping
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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/2009-11-25/5/
25 Nov 2009 - They are placed there by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Garda Síochána....procedures are backed up by primary legislation in the context of the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill...Regarding the criminal aspect of these measures, some changes are required to existing primary legislation...I refer to the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act of 2008, the existing primary legislation....When does the Minister envisage presenting the amending legislation?
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1993-05-05/5/
5 May 1993 - The Garda know the people engaged in organised crime and subversive activities in this State....I envisage that, in attempting to deal with such crime, there might be an increase in the numbers of...that information was known publicly, it would be open to Members of this House to ask the Minister for Justice...Any criminal engaged in crime in a big way who is in any doubt about the possibility of his 'phone being...will have to leave it until then to see whether the formula is adequate to meet the objectives in my amendment
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2012-09-25/3/
25 Sep 2012 - When the Personal Insolvency Bill is brought to this House - it is currently before the Dáil - we will...in gangland crime....That is clear from the series of recent operations launched by the Garda against criminal gangs and the...in the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 to see if they can be strengthened....On the Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill that is being brought to the Seanad tomorrow, I assure
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-06-18/5/
18 Jun 2019 - business, it is proposed that Nos. 13 and 14, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Proposed Amendment...Corporation, referral to committee, and motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Regulation (EU) 2018.../1727 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the European Union Agency...for Criminal Justice Cooperation, Eurojust, and replacing and repealing Council Decision 2002/187/JHA...State and all Members may share time; and No. 2, National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2013-05-03/2/
3 May 2013 - issues cover a wide spectrum and include, among others, the causes of prostitution, sexuality, organised crime...However, there are other women involved in sex work who object to being labelled victims and who claim...This is the approach followed in Deputy Pringle's Private Members' Bill....On the discussion document's publication, it was referred to the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence...circumstances, it would not be appropriate for him to comment on the merits or demerits of Deputy Pringle's Bill
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2015-10-21/20/
21 Oct 2015 - transparency in respect of the funding of political parties and independent candidates, for that purpose to amend...I am delighted, on behalf of Renua Ireland, to introduce and publish the Electoral (Amendment) (Moriarty...Tribunal) Bill today....Justice Moriarty, in his tribunal report on payments to politicians, found that it is beyond doubt that...for over three years, a Garda investigation following the Moriarty tribunal's findings of suspected criminality
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1993-12-22/7/
22 Dec 1993 - Neville If somebody claims, having gone through the court procedure, that he or she is not guilty of the crime...The tribunal, as proposed in this amendment, would review alleged miscarriages of justice, would have...The amendment states, as the Minister has recognised, that any report of a tribunal be taken in the court...is to establish how miscarriages of justice should be dealt with....this country could stand up and criticise UK authorities for their failure to move on miscarriages of justice
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2015-12-07/5/
7 Dec 2015 - We have consistently advocated on the need for the mediation Bill to be brought forward, but it languishes...somewhere in the Department of Justice and Equality, expeditiously abandoned for electoral purposes....The Special Criminal Court is not a symbol of success but a concrete example of failure....This has ensured sentences handed down for criminal offences in their courts are consistent and accountable...A key strength is that the models involves a range of key stakeholders such as victim support groups,
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2005-04-19/4/
19 Apr 2005 - I pointed out during the debate on Committee State that in half the Bill, the description was "care or...I do not care that is a civil Act while this is criminal legislation, it is all about people....Justice Henchy, who was much admired by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, asks for care...I have only had a brief opportunity to examine the Government amendments on the transfer of prisoners...However, in the Bill we are stating that either care or treatment will suffice.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-06-01/3/
1 Jun 2006 - However, we have not yet seen the Bill and there will be little time to look at the issue....The Tánaiste has referred to the plight of the victims, but there has been very little mention of the...families or the victims up to now....I am entering a plea to the Tánaiste on behalf of the families and victims that whatever resources are...Given the gravity of what is involved, amending legislation ought to have been in preparation in the
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Debate: Select Committee On Legislation And Security
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_legislation_and_security/1996-07-23/2/
23 Jul 1996 - He is going to great lengths to adduce, in support of the constitutionality of his measure, amendments...I repeat that nobody during this debate has given me any reference to show where the Minister for Justice...Amendment 9 states: 8.—(1) Where as member or an authorised officer states— (a) in proceedings under...control of specified property and that the property constitutes, directly or indirectly, proceeds of crime...part, with or in connection with property that, directly or indirectly, constitutes the proceeds of crime
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1987-12-02/3/
2 Dec 1987 - Therefore, there is no hard and fast rule which says it must be what is envisaged under the 1967 Criminal...in 1980 underlined the fact that from the inception of the extradition procedure as a phenomenon in criminal...formal matters which must be proved, the evidence taken as a whole must prove prima facie guilt of the crime...being evidence which would justify the committal for trial of the accused person if the crime had been...Even the Fianna Fáil Bill in all its imperfections concedes that where the Attorney General takes action
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Debate: Joint Committee On Finance, Public Expenditure And Reform, And Taoiseach
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_finance_public_expenditure_and_reform_and_taoiseach/2019-02-26/3/
26 Feb 2019 - We try to include draft Bills or schemes of Bills in our reports, which we hope the Government and the...Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001, had been used effectively in criminal prosecutions....The LRC examined two related aspects of this, namely, the extent to which the Criminal Justice (Theft...The LRC came to the conclusion that it would be appropriate to amend the Act in order to provide that...done with subjective recklessness, namely, where the defendant consciously disregarded a risk that the victim
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Debate: Select Committee On Justice And Equality
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_justice_and_equality/2017-05-24/2/
24 May 2017 - The Bill will establish the parole board on a statutory basis with decision making powers to release...The basic point, as I have already said, is that persons with the greatest expertise in crime, justice...However, management of offenders and understanding of criminal behaviour, recidivism and rehabilitation...The Bill currently provides for the membership of the board to include persons appearing to the Minister...It is appropriate, given the Minister for Justice and Equality's oversight of the criminal justice system
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1987-12-07/8/
7 Dec 1987 - Robinson I also support this amendment on balance as being better than having the Attorney General perform...That just is not relevant to this amendment....It is patently obvious from the terms of the Bill that under the present Bill the DPP can do it....cases and that he also has a role in administrative arrangements and that he advises the Minister for Justice...He sends people forward for trial in the Special Criminal Court.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-03-07/2/
7 Mar 2014 - These are the victims of heinous sexual crimes which need to be adequately punished and deterred....Incest is one of the most disturbing crimes which can be committed against children....They bravely brought their plight to the attention of the authorities and pressed for justice to be done...I hope that in co-operation with the Department of Justice and Equality and the Minister, Deputy Shatter...In fairness to the Minister, he has accepted appropriate amendments to his legislation with good grace
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1991-03-07/7/
7 Mar 1991 - Approximately 2,600 children are in care at present and 1,300 of them have been victims of abuse of one...Indeed, it is reckoned that about 500 children in this country have been the victims of sexual abuse....The question of juvenile justice is not covered in the Bill....Unfortunately, the Bill does not deal with the question of increasing from seven the age of criminal...There now seems to be a tremendous contradiction within the law where it is possible to be a criminal
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-11-17/160/
17 Nov 2010 - Minister for Justice and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision...for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office, as the national...the legislation relating to bail is kept under continuing review by my Department, and proposals for amendment...Late last year, I obtained Government approval to commence work on a new Bail Bill....The Bill will restate and consolidate bail law.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2000-04-05/5/
5 Apr 2000 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....within the compass of this Bill are opposed....which, among other things, deter the victim from seeking legal redress through the civil or criminal...justice process....should become law as soon as possible and I urge the House to deal with the Bill on that basis.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1969-02-04/35/
4 Feb 1969 - Even the most ardent critics of the civil liberties aspect of the Criminal Justice Bill recognise that...said that he expected to amend the Criminal Justice Bill by dropping the provision about giving notice...justice....The point is that we would think this all too high a price to pay for more efficient criminal justice...Where is the justice in that?
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1971-08-26/3/
26 Aug 1971 - May I refer briefly to Russell on Crime —10th Edition, page 285, to illustrate the difference in position...of the other owners or acting with the permission of the owner in order to get exemption under the Bill...competing ownership, because any evidence of ownership will give the defendant exemption under this Bill...The position is an illogical one and I find myself trying to cope with this fact in moving this amendment...By raising this to the court he will secure exemption from criminal liability.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1983-06-08/10/
8 Jun 1983 - Minister for Justice (Mr....It is being reduced to 16 years as a result of their Criminal Justice Act, 1982....I am opposed to the amendment for those reasons....With regard to the amendment in the name of Deputy Woods, to accept this particular amendment would be...contrary to an important principle of the Bill.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-01-25/657/
25 Jan 2006 - The CCSI agreed also that proposals on the legal and structural amendments necessary to give effect to...The remit of the new youth justice service is: to develop a unified youth justice policy; to devise and...The Government also approved the drafting of the official amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill 2004...I have circulated the proposed amendments to the Human Rights Commission, the Office of the Ombudsman...The youth justice service of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform will be located at the
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1999-05-13/3/
13 May 1999 - Manning, the legislation proposed for the weeks prior to the local elections is the Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment...) Bill, the Educational Welfare Bill, the Criminal Justice (No. 2) Bill and the Eastern Regional Health...Authority Bill....Senator Ryan mentioned the Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention against Torture) Bill....I will let the Senator know when we intend to bring the Bill before the House.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2001-11-13/25/
13 Nov 2001 - O'Dea On behalf of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, who cannot be here this evening...We can have no tolerance for the criminal activities of those who show no respect for other members of...and to reduce the fear of crime....mainly of a non-violent nature, were detected by the Garda Síochána under various provisions of the Criminal...Justice (Public Order) Act, 1998 and the Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1988, as amended.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-03-09/5/
9 Mar 2018 - Durkan I am delighted to have an opportunity to speak on this particular Bill....the people who was here in a previous era when discussions of this nature took place on the eighth amendment...If I had a daughter, which I do not, and she was the victim of such a crime I would find it very hard...It affects the lives of the victims forever, for as long as they are alive....I intend to support the legislation and the Bill, as proposed, as I did in the committee.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2003-12-10/113/
10 Dec 2003 - 1997 with a significantly reduced rate of interest and a reasonable period allowed from the date of bill...legitimate queries. 3 This is included in the General Scheme of the Civil Liability and Courts Bill...tackle fraudulent and exaggerated claims with loss of all compensation entitlements and appropriate criminal...and protection for victims.Avoidance of need for victims to rely on the state....The impact on insurance costs is neutral. 51 Improved compensation delivery for victims
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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/2003-12-01/2/
1 Dec 2003 - Deputy Costello The delegation mentioned a figure of 350 criminal cases as having been adjourned on...The Houses of the Oireachtas recently enacted amending legislation, appointing two additional High Court...Is it not rather ludicrous that, after a Bill has been debated in both Houses and enacted with a view...In terms of how the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and, to some extent, the Courts Service
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1976-09-16/17/
16 Sep 1976 - would be seen as providing an acceptable toughening of the law against subversive type crimes....We support this Bill unequivocably....against the activities of any organisation in the State seeking to rule outside the law and through such criminal...guideline as being representative of the views of all of us who want to see any form of subversion or crimes...which meets the real evil and danger that a sensible Minister for Justice would be trying to overcome
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2009-07-09/398/
9 Jul 2009 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) The Domestic Violence Act 1996...already provides protection for victims of domestic violence who are not married to their abusers....My proposals in the Civil Partnership Bill 2009, which I presented to the House on 24 June 2009, make...important provision for the following amendments to the Domestic Violence Act: removal from section...registered same-sex civil partners of the protections currently available under the Act to spouses, and amendment
