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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2019-02-13/12/
13 Feb 2019 - Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Second Stage
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-12-20/10/
20 Dec 2018 - Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: First Stage
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2019-11-20/14/
20 Nov 2019 - Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-12-20/10/
20 Dec 2018 - Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: First Stage
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2020-11-06/14/
6 Nov 2020 - Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2020: First Stage
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2020-11-17/24/
17 Nov 2020 - Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2020: Second Stage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1995-11-22/18/
22 Nov 1995 - Nolan Effectively we are doing our part for victims of crime....Assistance must be given to the victims of crime because if only one in four is detected a huge number...already suffered as a result of criminal activity....The Criminal Justice Act, 1984, which provided that an individual who committed a crime while on bail...Deputy O'Donoghue has published the Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, to change Article 40.1
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-02-07/27/
7 Feb 2017 - Deputy Frances Fitzgerald Amendment No. 27 removes the age restriction from the proposed section 14A...A similar provision is to be introduced into the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016 which,...although not age restricted, will apply to adults and will be limited to victims of crime....That Bill will address several matters relating to criminal evidence and victims generally....This issue will be included in the forthcoming Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016 and the
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2011-06-23/129/
23 Jun 2011 - of criminal activity such, that offences committed by members of criminal gangs may or may not be connected...Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 dealing with organised crime....Justice Act 2006 as inserted by section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 (participating...in organised crime) and two under section 71A of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 as inserted by section...5 of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 (directing a criminal organisation).
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2012-05-08/221/
8 May 2012 - Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter) The Deputy will appreciate that organised crime...This framework includes the more recently enacted provisions of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act...2009 in targeting organised crime, measures contained in the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009...relating to evidence obtained by means of covert surveillance and the provisions of the Criminal Justice...Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 to see if its provisions can be strengthened and the views of the Garda
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2009-05-27/71/
27 May 2009 - I recently published the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill, which is currently going through the House...The Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill will be given priority in drafting....I have published the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009 which will tighten the legislative...to the measures contained in the Justice for Victims Initiative....The Bill provides for reform of the law on victim impact statements and proposes to end, in specified
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Debate: Joint Committee On Justice And Equality
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_justice_and_equality/2019-11-13/3/
13 Nov 2019 - , which introduces a new section 17(1)( c ) into the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017, providing...The criminal justice system, though it has improved, remains daunting for these victims....While An Garda Síochána is obliged to, and does, provide information about the criminal justice process...itself and about protective measures, special measures and other rights specific to victims of crime...and Equality] about the criminal justice process to be followed so that criminal proceedings in respect
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2009-05-27/63/
27 May 2009 - I recently published the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill, which will facilitate the use as evidence...The Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill will be given priority in drafting....I have published the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009 which will further tighten...to the measures contained in the Justice for Victims Initiative....The Bill provides for reform of the law on victim impact statements and proposes to end the ban on retrying
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-11-17/88/
17 Nov 2010 - , in particular organised crime....The Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009, which entered into force on 23 July 2009, makes available...In addition, further measures contained in the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 relating to evidence...obtained by means of covert surveillance and measures contained in the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous...the provisions contained in the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 amending the Criminal Justice
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2017-07-13/12/
13 Jul 2017 - The Bill allows the victim to make a complaint about any investigation during the criminal proceedings...The Bill makes certain important amendments and makes provision for giving evidence in court from behind...The competent authority is not defined in the victims' directive from the European Commission, with justice...Will the Minister of State clarify that the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill only applies to...The Minister of State indicated, as mentioned in the Bill, that we must never forget the victims of crime
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-10-18/5/
18 Oct 2017 - For too long victims have been the poor relations in the criminal justice system and the State and the...criminal justice system have looked on the process in the courts as being about the determination of...It is welcome that under Part 2 of the Bill people will be able to seek a review from the Office of the...It is a good day for the criminal justice system....It is important that we continue to adopt legislation that seeks to protect victims of crime.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1995-11-22/18/
22 Nov 1995 - High profile crime seldom affects the victims Deputy O'Dea has in mind in this Bill....This is an opportunity to provide for the forgotten victims of crime....Essentially this Bill provides for a charter of rights for victims of crime something to which the Government...Sometimes victims are informed of it by the person accused of the crime....The concept of the State as prosecutor is central to our criminal justice system.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2003-09-30/775/
30 Sep 2003 - A range of factors determines the effectiveness of the criminal justice system....justice system in general, aimed at meeting the challenges of present day crime....I have received Government approval to bring forward a criminal justice Bill which will assist the Garda...in the fight against crime....The purpose of the Bill is to amend criminal law and procedure in light of the recommendations of the
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2009-05-27/52/
27 May 2009 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) I propose to take Questions Nos...The Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill, 2009, is currently before the Houses....Among the key provisions which will be included in the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009 is that...all organised crime offences will be scheduled offences for the purpose of trial in the Special Criminal...The new Bill will be given priority in drafting with a view to publishing the Bill this Dáil session.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-06-29/33/
29 Jun 2004 - (1) That the Order of the Dáil of 18 June 2002, to the extent that it orders that the Proceeds of Crime...(Amendment) Bill 1999 be considered in committee of the whole Dáil, be discharged and that the Bill..., Equality, Defence and Women's Rights that it has power to make provision in the Proceeds of Crime (...Amendment) Bill 1999 in relation to the amendment of the Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996, the Criminal...Justice Act 1994 and the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act 2001.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2009-11-26/149/
26 Nov 2009 - extensive package of criminal justice legislation this year targeted at those engaged in serious crime..., including the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 by which all organised crime offences will be tried...in the Special Criminal Court unless the DPP directs otherwise; the Criminal Justice (Surveillance)...trials; and the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 which further tightens the legislative...All of these provisions are very new pieces of legislation aimed at tackling serious crimes but I can
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1995-11-22/18/
22 Nov 1995 - Justice Act, 1993, the provisions of which dealt with many of the issues before us....a package to aid the victims of crime....However, I have problems with the very wide definition of the term "victim of crime" in section 1 which...victim of crime" means any person or persons who have suffered harm of any kind including physical or...We should develop all our services for the victims of crime, voluntary or those already provided for
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Debate: Joint Committee On Justice And Equality
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_justice_and_equality/2019-11-13/3/
13 Nov 2019 - justice process....process of a criminal justice trial....The Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act has been helpful in that regard....violence through the complexity of the criminal justice process....current sexual offences legislation, in particular the 2017 Act, as well as the Domestic Violence Act 2018
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-02-07/27/
7 Feb 2017 - Frances Fitzgerald The Deputy should accept that this will be dealt with in all its complexity in the Criminal...Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016, which will be here this term....I take the Deputy's point about victims and giving them as much protection as we can....The Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016 will do that and change the balance in much of the...criminal justice law.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1990-05-30/59/
30 May 1990 - Minister for Justice (Mr. Burke) I propose to take Questions Nos. 42, 52 and 77 together....I am, of course, conscious of the trauma and loss suffered by the victims of crime and that is a main...I know that the gardaí, for their part, treat the victims of crime with every sympathy and consideration...As the Deputies will be aware, it was found necessary to amend this scheme with effect from 1 April 1986...of crime who wished to seek civil damages against the prepetrator of a criminal injury to obtain legal
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2009-12-10/53/
10 Dec 2009 - , detained and questioned in relation to specific crimes....including; The Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 which further tightens the legislative...provisions relating to the use of weapons; The Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 which provides...The Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 provides for a legal framework to allow covert surveillance...Justice legislation and amendments, a number of Garda Investigation Files are at various stages of completion
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-03-01/42/
1 Mar 2017 - We all know and have met victims of crime....We have all been victims of various criminal offences at various times in our lives....The Victims Rights Alliance is very positive about the Bill and welcomes the Minister's work in that...criminal justice system, while more than 40% felt they had been revictimised by the accused....will be put at the centre of the criminal justice system in the context of other balancing rights.
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Debate: Select Committee On Justice And Equality
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_justice_and_equality/2018-03-28/2/
28 Mar 2018 - Deputies will be familiar with section 30 of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017, which...That Bill, in the form of section 30 of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017, provides for...a substantial amendment of Part III of the Criminal Evidence Act of 1992....It would be simpler and clearer to make provision in this Bill for specific amendments to section 12...of Part III of the Criminal Evidence Act 1992 will apply to victims of offences for breaches of domestic
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2017-09-27/11/
27 Sep 2017 - Senator Victor Boyhan I move amendment No. 2: In page 6, after line 37, to insert the following:...I wish to be brief so I will not go on at any great length on the Bill noting its current state....Article 4 of the victims directive, on the right to information, provides that all victims of crime have...The competent authority is not defined by the directive but the European Commission justice guidelines...The Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016 only applies to the investigations conducted by the
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1995-11-28/22/
28 Nov 1995 - The Bill is aimed at providing support for victims of crime....For every one of those crimes there is at least one victim who is affected immediately by the crime....How the system treats victims and their relationship with the system when the criminal is brought before...Under section 2 of the Bill the legal aid centres would have to provide free legal advice to victims...disillusionment spreads to their families and friends and leads to loss of confidence in the system of justice
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2011-06-15/324/
15 Jun 2011 - Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter) Tackling serious and organised crime, and bringing..., including the provisions contained in the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 aimed at the combating...of organised crime....Bureau are used to combat serious crime...., in particular, the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009, which would render that legislation more
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-07-06/15/
6 Jul 2017 - Deputy Charles Flanagan I move amendment No. 26: In page 26, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the...following: "Amendment of section 20 of Criminal Justice Act 1951 25....Section 20 of the Criminal Justice Act 1951 is amended— (a) in subsection (4), by the substitution of...contract of service or under a contract for services by, an organisation which provides support to victims...of crime.".".
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-03-25/70/
25 Mar 2010 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) As the Deputy is aware the Criminal...Justice Surveillance Act 2009, the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the Criminal...Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 entered into force in July last year....arrested, detained and questioned in relation to specific crimes....Relevant statistics in relation to the utilisation of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 will
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2008-11-18/19/
18 Nov 2008 - Criminal Justice (Violent Crime Prevention) Bill 2008: First Stage.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-03-05/15/
5 Mar 2014 - Deputy Terence Flanagan In regard to victims of crime, their rights are obviously infringed but there...The criminal justice (victims of crime) Bill will strengthen rights for victims and their families....When will that Bill be introduced?
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-07-06/15/
6 Jul 2017 - and the place of victims in the criminal justice process has been ignored....I welcome the fact that this legislation will signify the fact that victims of crime are taken seriously...of crime....I hope that in future victims of crime will take their place as individuals who are acknowledged by this...comes to report a crime, that victim has rights that will be acknowledged and respected by the State
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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/2004-06-30/2/
30 Jun 2004 - O’Dea I move amendment No. 31: In page 3, line 5, to delete "AMEND THE PROCEEDS OF CRIME ACT, 1996...substitute the following: "MAKE FURTHER PROVISION IN RELATION TO THE RECOVERY AND DISPOSAL OF PROCEEDS OF CRIME...AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO AMEND THE PROCEEDS OF CRIME ACT 1996, THE CRIMINAL ASSETS BUREAU ACT 1996, THE...CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1994 AND THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2001".
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-04-12/532/
12 Apr 2005 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....The Deputy will be aware that the Criminal Justice Bill 2004 provides for a comprehensive package of...In particular, the Deputy may wish to note that Part 3 of the Bill makes provision for the admissibility...In addition, I am considering bringing forward a number of amendments to the Bill, including proposals...A further measure which will assist in tackling organised crime is the Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation
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Debate: Select Committee On Justice And Equality
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_justice_and_equality/2017-05-17/2/
17 May 2017 - the enhancements of the rights of victims contained in this Bill would make to the experience of victims...in the criminal justice process....Several more substantive amendments address the issues raised by victims' rights groups and other interested...Several amendments will be required to section 26, addressing amendments to the Criminal Evidence Act...These are mainly technical amendments required to take account of changes made to the Act by the Criminal
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-03-02/8/
2 Mar 2017 - justice provisions in the Bill as published....participate in restorative justice practices in this Bill....It is something of a new departure for our criminal law to focus on the needs of the victims of crime...This Bill will provide victims of crime with information and support to help them through what is inevitably...As colleagues here have recognised, it is an important step forward in supporting victims of crime and
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-11-17/161/
17 Nov 2010 - Minister for Justice and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) Recorded crime statistics for 2009 published...which is being fully utilised by An Garda Síochána, including the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009..., the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009, the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009...in specified circumstances and provides for reform of the law on victim impact statements....I have introduced further significant legislative proposals in the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2017-10-26/10/
26 Oct 2017 - An Cathaoirleach I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality, Deputy...A message has been received from the Dáil concerning amendments made by the Seanad to the Criminal Justice...(Victims of Crime) Bill 2017....The Dáil has not agreed to amendment 30 and desires that Seanad Éireann should not insist thereon....on the amendment," or "That the Seanad do insist on the amendment.”
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1995-11-21/22/
21 Nov 1995 - Section 7 purports to amend paragraph 21 of the criminal injuries compensation scheme....has been as constructive as possible in her approach, but despite the good intention behind it, the Bill...What is needed is a package of measures which will help victims of crime and that is what the Government...is committed to in its preparation of a charter for victims of crime....services we all would like to see, and I can assure the House that it is a priority for the Minister for Justice
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-05-17/24/
17 May 2017 - Acting Chairman (Deputy Jim Daly) The Select Committee on Justice and Equality has completed its consideration...of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016 and has made amendments thereto.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-12-18/23/
18 Dec 2019 - Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) (Cross Border Crime Agency) Bill
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2004-12-10/5/
10 Dec 2004 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. M....McDowell) This Bill is complex and technical and will considerably bolster the powers of the Criminal...collar crime and corruption....The amendment to the Criminal Justice Act 1994 and the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act 2001...I commend to the Bill to the House.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-05-27/19/
27 May 2014 - Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor When will the criminal justice (victims rights) Bill be published?...This is the Bill that will strengthen the rights of victims of crime.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1995-11-29/18/
29 Nov 1995 - However, I am confident that under the leadership of the Minister, Deputy Owen, the Department of Justice...Deputy O'Dea asked us to support this Bill which would afford certain rights and assistance to the victims...While it may be necessary because of technical difficulties to oppose this Bill, it is important to do...something constructive and positive to deal with the problems faced by victims of crime....All rural representatives would make a heartfelt plea to the Minister for Justice and her Government
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-10-28/54/
28 Oct 2010 - , in particular organised crime....which is being fully utilised by An Garda Síochána, including the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009..., the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009, the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009...In addition, there are very severe penalties for firearms offices in place under the Criminal Justice...I have introduced further significant legislative proposals in the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2009-05-27/47/
27 May 2009 - I recently published the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill, which will facilitate the use as evidence...The Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill will be given priority in drafting....I have published the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009 which will further tighten...to the measures contained in the Justice for Victims Initiative....The Bill provides for reform of the law on victim impact statements and proposes to end the ban on retrying
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-10-18/5/
18 Oct 2017 - The rights provided for in this Bill will make a very real difference to the experiences of victims in...the criminal justice process....with victims who have contributed to the Bill before us....it promises, but we have made a good start in recognising the role of victims of crime in the criminal...justice system and ensuring they will be informed and supported throughout the process.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2017-07-13/10/
13 Jul 2017 - Too often, initiatives by this State in the criminal justice area are more about being seen to be doing...Historically, the emphasis in the criminal justice system has been solely on the rights of the accused...Sinn Féin is not seeking a fundamental alternation of the mechanisms of the criminal justice system,...rather it is seeking to ensure that the rights of victims of crime in criminal proceedings are upheld...The victims' rights directive, if implemented in full, would give the victims of crime a codified set
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2017-07-13/12/
13 Jul 2017 - Too often, initiatives by this State in the criminal justice area are more about being seen to be doing...Historically, the emphasis in the criminal justice system has been solely on the rights of the accused...Sinn Féin is not seeking a fundamental alteration of the mechanisms of the criminal justice system; rather...it is seeking to ensure that the rights of victims of crime in criminal proceedings are upheld....The victims' rights directive, if implemented in full, would give the victims of crime a codified set
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-02-11/7/
11 Feb 2010 - The ICCL makes the point it does not consider that the proposed amendment of criminal procedure rules...will result in any significant changes for the victims of crime....the victims of crime....They wish, rather, to see real practical changes in their treatment within the criminal justice system...However, the victims of crime should be placed centre stage in any reform of the law and the Bill currently
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-05-13/143/
13 May 2010 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) Recorded crime statistics for 2009...Justice (Surveillance) Act and the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act....The Criminal Procedure Bill 2009, currently before the House, gives effect to the measures contained...in the Justice for Victims Initiative....I have recently introduced the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2010
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2020-11-17/24/
17 Nov 2020 - It is then the responsibility of the criminal justice system to ensure that this message is operative...In the absence of an adequate criminal justice response to hate crime offenders, victims continue to...Every person has an equal right to be protected by the criminal justice system....An offence under section 21 of the Criminal Justice Act 2011"; "3....An offence under sections 6, 7, 17, 18 and 19 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994"; and "
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-10-07/59/
7 Oct 2010 - Minister for Justice and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) I have been informed by the Garda authorities...Membership of organised crime gangs tends to be fluid and the nature of criminal activity is such that...It is not therefore possible to ascertain the precise number of criminals or criminal gangs operating...As the Deputy is aware, the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 entered into force, in its entirety...The Act introduced an amended offence relating to participation or involvement in organised crime with
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1995-11-28/22/
28 Nov 1995 - Section 2 covers legal entitlements of victims of crime as follows: (a) the right to be consulted by...These measures included the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act, 1990 and the Criminal Evidence Act,...In addition, the Criminal Justice Act, 1993 was steered through the Oireachtas by Deputy O'Dea — acknowledged...of crime....To promise a charter for victims of crime is simply not good enough unless its contents are given the
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2011-06-23/43/
23 Jun 2011 - Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter) The Deputy will appreciate that organised crime...Criminal Investigation....Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 to see if its provisions can be strengthened....Programme for Government contains a number of other commitments which are aimed at helping bring to justice...those responsible for committing crime.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-05-05/55/
5 May 2004 - I am committed to ensuring that the legislative framework within which the criminal justice system must...In that context if a need is identified at any stage to amend the law to deal with any particular crime...In this regard, I draw the Deputy's attention to the Criminal Justice Bill which, as indicated in the...The main purpose of that Bill is to improve the efficiency with which criminal offences are investigated...to the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence) Act 1990, in particular to reclassify saliva as a non-intimate
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-06-30/59/
30 Jun 2010 - for An Garda Síochána in 2010, I asked the Commissioner to continue the focus of the force on serious crime..., in particular organised crime....Associates of a victim of a gangland killing are often criminals themselves and do not cooperate with...Justice (Surveillance) Act and the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act....Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) and Criminal Procedure Bills, and I will not hesitate
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2009-07-07/259/
7 Jul 2009 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) The Garda Policing Plan for 2009...and criminal behaviour....One of these operations is Operation Anvil, the primary focus of which is the targeting of active criminals...and their associates involved in serious crime by preventing and disrupting their criminal activity...The Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009 and the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009 will further
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-09-30/176/
30 Sep 2010 - , in particular organised crime....which is being fully utilised by An Garda Síochána, including the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009..., the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009, the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009...I have introduced further significant legislative proposals in the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence...There are very severe penalties for firearms offices in place under the Criminal Justice Act 2006.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2003-02-26/19/
26 Feb 2003 - – commends the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on his proposal to introduce a new Criminal...Justice Bill before the end of the year to provide stronger powers to An Garda Síochána to investigate...crime and to improve the efficiency of the criminal justice system generally;
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-12-08/133/
8 Dec 2004 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2004, which is currently before the Seanad....This Bill will make certain technical amendments to the Proceeds of Crime Act 1996 and will remove doubts...Other relevant legislative initiatives are planned in the context of the Criminal Justice Bill 2004....Other initiatives, which I will propose by way of amendments to the Bill, will make it an offence to
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2009-04-22/4/
22 Apr 2009 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) Tackling organised and gangland...crime remains my primary concern....units including the Criminal Assets Bureau, the organised crime unit and the National Bureau of Criminal...gangs to undermine the criminal justice system....The Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill, published last week, will enable material obtained by means
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-05-13/146/
13 May 2010 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) I propose to take Questions Nos...Membership of organised crime gangs tends to be fluid and the nature of criminal activity is such that...It is not therefore possible to ascertain the precise number of criminals who are members of criminal...As the Deputy is aware, the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 entered into force, in its entirety...The Act introduced an amended offence relating to participation or involvement in organised crime with
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-06-30/92/
30 Jun 2010 - Minister for Justice and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) As the Deputy is aware, the Criminal Justice...(Amendment) Act 2009 entered into force, in its entirety, on 23 July 2009....The primary purpose of the legislation, together with the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009, is...arrested, detained and questioned in relation to specific crimes....Justice Amendment Act 2009.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2004-11-30/6/
30 Nov 2004 - Lenihan The amendments suggest adding to the definition of criminal conduct a provision to construe...conviction under both the Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996 and the Proceeds of Crime Act 1996....In dealing with this Bill it is important to realise that it does not constitute legislation which is...It is called the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill but the remedy provided to the Criminal Assets Bureau...forfeiture that operates under the Criminal Justice Act 1994, should be upset.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2009-04-22/46/
22 Apr 2009 - I published the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009 on 17 April....My proposals for the Criminal Procedure Bill are also well advanced....While this Bill is primarily aimed at giving effect to the legislative aspects of the Justice for Victims...Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill....I have accepted these proposals, and the forthcoming Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2004-11-24/8/
24 Nov 2004 - In that regard, a victims' charter has been published by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law...This is a complex and technical Bill which will considerably bolster the powers of the Criminal Assets...crime and corruption....The amendments to the Criminal Justice Act 1994 and the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act 2001...I commend the Bill to the House.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-11-03/125/
3 Nov 2010 - Minister for Justice and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) I am informed by the Garda authorities that...there are two categories of organised crime groups operating in this jurisdiction....Membership of organised crime gangs tends to be fluid and the nature of criminal activity is such that...utilising all available legislation, including legislative provisions introduced by the Oireachtas in 2009 amending...the Criminal Justice Act, 2006 with regard to organised crime.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-11-17/161/
17 Nov 2010 - Minister for Justice and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) I propose to take Question Nos. 178 and 189...I am informed by the Garda authorities that there are two categories of organised crime groups operating...Deputy that members of An Garda Síochána are utilising all available legislation to target organised crime...including the provisions contained in the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 amending the Criminal...Justice Act 2006 in relation to organised crime.
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Debate: Select Committee On Justice And Equality
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_justice_and_equality/2017-05-17/3/
17 May 2017 - accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Justice...and Equality has completed its consideration of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016 and...has made amendments thereto.
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Debate: Joint Committee On Justice, Defence And Equality
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_justice_defence_and_equality/2015-10-21/2/
21 Oct 2015 - the benefit of all victims of crime....As the committee is aware, the scheme of the criminal justice (victims of crime) Bill 2015 endeavours...Victims have been let down by the criminal justice system, as illustrated by the Guerin report and the...A survey conducted by VRA members indicated that 72% of victims felt re-victimised by the criminal justice...Head 4 of the Bill provides that certain information must be provided to victims of crime by the Garda
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Debate: Joint Committee On Justice And Equality
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_justice_and_equality/2019-11-13/3/
13 Nov 2019 - Chairman The purpose of this morning's engagement is to conduct detailed scrutiny of the Criminal Justice...(Victims of Crime) (Amendment) Bill 2018, a Private Member's Bill sponsored by our colleague on the...Joint Committee on Justice and Equality, Deputy Jim O'Callaghan.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-05-13/43/
13 May 2010 - Justice (Surveillance) Act and the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act....The Criminal Procedure Bill 2009, currently before the House, gives effect to the measures contained...in the Justice for Victims Initiative....and provides for reform of the law on victim impact statements....I have introduced the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2010, which will
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2017-09-27/11/
27 Sep 2017 - I have tabled an amendment to the section seeking to have the establishment of an ombudsman for victims...of crime provided for....The concept of an ombudsman or one-stop-shop to which victims of crime could have recourse is provided...would be a worthwhile one to include in a Bill of this kind....point of contact for victims to register a complaint about their treatment in the criminal justice system
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-01-19/3/
19 Jan 2017 - The Tánaiste The Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill has been published and was approved by Cabinet...I agree it is important legislation that will change the balance in our criminal justice system in terms...of victims and victims' rights and hope that the Business Committee will agree to it being taken this
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-03-02/6/
2 Mar 2017 - of Crime Office to victim support services....When the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality held its prelegislative scrutiny of the Bill, it contained...a section on restorative justice but it has been dropped from the published Bill....addressed through the criminal justice system....In recent years there have been positive developments in victim-sensitive processes in the criminal justice
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1990-03-28/103/
28 Mar 1990 - Minister for Justice (Mr....Burke) Crimes involving the use of a computer, such as larceny or embezzlement, are punishable under...the law applicable to the crimes concerned....Under a Criminal Damage Bill which I expect to introduce in the near future it will be an offence to...manipulate automated data without authority, whether or not in furtherance of criminal activity.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-09-27/43/
27 Sep 2018 - Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2019-02-13/9/
13 Feb 2019 - Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage
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Debate: Select Committee On Justice And Equality
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_justice_and_equality/2018-11-29/8/
29 Nov 2018 - Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-02-16/68/
16 Feb 2005 - Justice Act 1994, as amended by section 21 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001..., sections 32 and 57 of the Criminal Justice Act 1994, and section 23 of the Criminal Justice Theft and...counterfeit and intellectual property crime....Furthermore, a number of the cases pursued by the Criminal Assets Bureau through the Proceeds of Crime...to the Criminal Justice Bill 2004 which is currently before the Houses.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2019-06-18/16/
18 Jun 2019 - Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and Decisions) Bill 2018: Second Stage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-01-22/30/
22 Jan 2019 - Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and Decisions) Bill 2018: Second Stage
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Debate: Select Committee On Justice And Equality
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_justice_and_equality/2019-05-15/2/
15 May 2019 - Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and Decisions) Bill 2018: Committee Stage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1995-11-28/22/
28 Nov 1995 - In this Bill Deputy O'Dea asks us, as legislators, to face up to the problem and accept that victims...of crime....The perception among the majority of people is that the law favours the criminal....If justice is to be done, surely it is as important to provide aid for the victim as well as the accused...In effect, it is tantamount to telling victims that if the criminal law can deal with the offenders,
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2011-11-30/3/
30 Nov 2011 - Deputy James Bannon Will the Taoiseach expedite the criminal justice (victims rights) Bill to balance...the scales of justice in the interest of deciding who are the law breakers and also protecting the rights...of victims?...I am aware that victims of crime——
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-06-01/57/
1 Jun 2004 - With regard to initiatives in this area, I draw the Deputy's attention to the criminal justice Bill which...The main purpose of the Bill is to improve the efficiency with which criminal offences in general are...the issue of search warrants; increased detention powers of up to 24 hours for arrestable offences; amendments...to the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence) Act 1990, in particular, to reclassify saliva as a non-intimate...Another important initiative in combating organised crime is the Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation
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Debate: Select Committee On Justice And Equality
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_justice_and_equality/2017-05-17/2/
17 May 2017 - : " "restorative justice” means any process whereby the victim and the offender are enabled, if they...freely consent, to participate actively in the resolution of matters arising from the criminal offence...The reasons given for the absence of restorative justice in the Bill were that the services are not available...Restorative justice is an incredibly valuable process for both the victim and the perpetrator....Obviously, the victim is given a chance to confront somebody who has committed a crime which many have
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2009-04-22/78/
22 Apr 2009 - Justice (Amendment) Bill....and their associates involved in serious crime by preventing and disrupting their criminal activity...I have consequently recently published the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill, which is ground breaking...Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill....I have accepted these proposals and the forthcoming Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1993-10-14/79/
14 Oct 1993 - I would mention in particular the Criminal Justice Act, 1993 and the Criminal Justice (Public Order)...These are a Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime Bill which will deal amongst other things with the seizure...and confiscation of proceeds of crime and the creation of an offence of money laundering, and a Criminal...Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill which is intended to achieve significant improvements in the...operation of the criminal justice system generally.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2019-07-11/15/
11 Jul 2019 - Senators will be aware of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 which gave myriad rights to...victims of crime....All criminal justice agencies have put in place measures to support victims....in 2018, including AdVIC....victims' agencies and organisations while the criminal justice agencies have also trained their people
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-03-25/62/
25 Mar 2010 - Justice (Surveillance) Act and the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act....The Criminal Procedure Bill 2009, currently before the House, gives effect to the measures contained...in the Justice for Victims Initiative....and provides for reform of the law on victim impact statements....I have recently introduced the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2010
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1995-11-28/22/
28 Nov 1995 - The lives of many victims of crime have been shattered....Are there any people who do not know somebody who has not been a victim of some type of crime?...There have been serious travesties of justice and many people fear that they may become victims of crime...I have no doubt the child victims of crime go through hell and we must ensure adequate counselling is...I do not want to tip the balance in favour of the criminal but at the same time we have to be sensitive
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-05-17/7/
17 May 2005 - Although some of the provisions of the Criminal Justice Bill are controversial, most of the central ones...search and scene preservation powers will assist the Garda Síochána in the fight against this kind of crime...Regarding crime involving organised gangs, the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2012-07-19/536/
19 Jul 2012 - Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter) While I am of course concerned about the incidents...There are very strong laws in place to deal with gang and armed crime and criminals are being brought...measures contained in the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 be examined to see if these provisions...have every confidence in the capacity and determination of An Garda Síochána to confront this type of criminality...and bring those involved to justice.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2016-12-15/8/
15 Dec 2016 - Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick It is time the victims of crime are given full recognition in the criminal...justice system, as well as their rights to information, advice and other appropriate assistance....For the first time, the victims of crime will be given statutory rights, as well as support and protection...for themselves and their families, under the victims of crime Bill....When can we expect publication of this Bill?
