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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1995-11-29/18/
29 Nov 1995 - Minister for Justice (Mrs....put down by the Opposition, I am lacking in compassion for the victims of crime....were substantially amended, it could not be accepted....I know Deputies share the real concern about the need to improve the position of victims of crime....I will introduce a charter for victims of crime in accordance with the Government's policy which will
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2009-09-16/386/
16 Sep 2009 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) The Criminal Justice (Amendment...administration of justice is not interfered with through the intimidation of juries and witnesses....and help rid society of the scourge of organised crime gangs....The Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 provides a legal framework to allow covert surveillance...(Money Laundering) and the Garda Technical Bureau, are used to combat serious crime.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-03-25/131/
25 Mar 2010 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) I propose to take Questions Nos...crimes to the activities of members of those gangs....The additional legislative provisions introduced by the Oireachtas in 2007 and 2009 which amend the Criminal...Justice Act 2006 will greatly assist Gardaí in relation to the problem of organised crime and will help...arrested, detained and questioned in relation to specific crime.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-06-23/30/
23 Jun 2005 - As the Deputy will be aware, the Criminal Justice Bill 2004, which is currently at Second Stage in the...Furthermore, the Minister is considering bringing forward a number of amendments to the Bill, including...a proposal to provide for criminal offences with regard to participation in a criminal organisation....Justice Bill....The Bill as published contains one of those proposals, to provide for the secure custody of firearms.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-06-23/204/
23 Jun 2005 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....The Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2005 was signed into law earlier this year....The Criminal Justice Bill 2004, which is currently on Second Stage in the House, provides for a comprehensive...Proposed amendments to the Bill which are under consideration include, among others, proposals to provide...Justice Act 1994, as amended.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-09-27/43/
27 Sep 2018 - This trend of under-reporting is largely because the victims of these heinous crimes are left in a state...The Bill is a welcome step towards removing this fear from the victims....The Bill will help assure victims that there are strong standards of justice to which we hold everyone...In April 2018, Ms Justice Úna Ní Raifeartaigh, in sentencing a man convicted of the repeated rape of...We owe it to the people of Ireland to prioritise this Bill and start gaining the trust of victims.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2008-12-18/75/
18 Dec 2008 - to justice....in serious crime by preventing and disrupting their criminal activity through extensive additional overt...Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, which I will publish early in the New Year....The Government has approved my proposals for a Criminal Justice (Covert Surveillance) Bill, and I have...Work is also ongoing on the preparation of the General Scheme of the Criminal Justice Bill 2009 which
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-05-05/57/
5 May 2004 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....assure the Deputy that I share her concern in relation to the issues of access to and use of firearms by criminals...to Government to seek approval for the inclusion of firearms control provisions in the Criminal Justice...Bill 2004, which I expect to publish during the current session....I also propose, in the context of introducing such provisions into that Bill, to examine the options
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-02-16/189/
16 Feb 2005 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....McDowell) The use of specialist Garda units in the fight against organised crime, such as the National...commissioner in charge of national support services, has enabled the Garda Síochána to tackle organised crime...Deputy may wish to note that I am considering bringing forward a number of amendments to the Criminal...Justice Bill 2004 which is currently before the Houses.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2003-03-12/127/
12 Mar 2003 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....support to allow it to investigate crime effectively and bring to justice its perpetrators....For example, the forthcoming Criminal Justice Bill will bring forward legislative proposals for new Garda...The Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill 2002, which is going through the Oireachtas, aims to strengthen...of the Criminal Assets Bureau.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-03-02/8/
2 Mar 2017 - justice, the definition of a victim of crime and complaints by victims....Ms McDonald cited the shocking figure that 72% of the victims of crime feel re-victimised by the criminal...Therefore, victims are more oppressed by the State and its criminal justice system than the offender....by gardaí to record crimes, the failure to provide information to victims, and cases of victims finding...The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has made the point that the Bill should be amended to
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-01-19/3/
19 Jan 2017 - Deputy Tony McLoughlin With regard to providing the victims of crime with greater support and assistance...in their time of need, when can we expect the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill to be enacted...I understand that we are still waiting on Second Stage of the Bill.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-10-20/20/
20 Oct 2005 - McDowell While all forms of gangland crime are unacceptable, I reject the assertion that violent crime...organised crime....The Criminal Assets Bureau is actively utilised to identify and target funds accumulated by criminals...Our legislative package for tackling serious and organised crime is already widely viewed as being one...Justice Bill 2004 and amendments spoken about for Committee Stage.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2017-09-27/11/
27 Sep 2017 - Deputy David Stanton The Senator is correct and we are proposing 30 amendments today....The majority of these are technical amendments, updating the Bill for criminal evidence provisions introduced...by the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017....We passed another Bill recently and we are just updating the Bill to take account of that....A small number of other amendments provide additional rights for victims giving victim impact statements
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-10-03/42/
3 Oct 2018 - Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed)
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-11-14/32/
14 Nov 2017 - provided to An Garda Síochána, including an overtime allocation of €100 million announced in budget 2018...that Operation Thor has now entered its winter phase, which will run from 29 October 2017 to 1 April 2018...In addition, Operation Thor has targeted mobile criminal gangs engaged in burglary and related crimes...Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Act 2015....Furthermore, the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act, has commenced.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-03-02/6/
2 Mar 2017 - Criminal Justice Act 1993 and the Courts Service Act 1998....5 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993....Section 6(1)(e) notes that it will include information on "the role of the victim in the criminal justice...As we know, Ireland has an adversarial criminal justice process meaning that the main role of the victim...to criminal offending, which, through engagement with those affected by crime, aims to make amends for
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2008-06-24/29/
24 Jun 2008 - to feel they are fairly treated by the criminal justice system at a difficult time in their lives, while...of Crime, prepared by the Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime, which I published last week...and the criminal justice system....That project will involve a general review of the interaction between victims of crime and the criminal...justice system.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-11-17/52/
17 Nov 2010 - Minister for Justice and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) I am informed by the Garda authorities that...The Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 created the offence of directing or controlling a criminal...gangs to be admissible in evidence and provides for organised crime offences to be tried in the Special...Other significant legislation introduced to target organised crime includes the Criminal Justice (Surveillance...trials, and the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 which further tightens the legislative
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2012-03-13/66/
13 Mar 2012 - Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter) The monitoring and investigation of the various...criminal activities referred to by the Deputy is a matter in the first instance for An Garda Síochána...ahead with a focus on drug trafficking, e-crime, financial crime, and the targeting of organised gangs...of crime....Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 to see if its provisions can be strengthened.
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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 - Deputy Charles Flanagan I move amendment No. 21: In page 37, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the...following: “Amendment of section 12 of Criminal Evidence Act 1992 45....Section 12(1) (amended by section 30 of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017) of the Criminal...paragraph after paragraph (d): “(da) an offence under section 33, 39 or 40 of the Domestic Violence Act 2018...This amendment was discussed when we discussed the deletion of section 34.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-01-28/19/
28 Jan 2014 - Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick The criminal justice (victims' rights) Bill is supposed to strengthen the...rights of victims of crime and their families and to give effect to a proposed EU directive.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2009-09-22/47/
22 Sep 2009 - in serious crime by preventing and disrupting their criminal activity through extensive additional overt...The Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009, which became law on 23 July, further strengthens the law dealing...As a result, all organised crime offences will be tried in the Special Criminal Court unless the DPP...Other significant pieces of legislation introduced to target organised crime include the Criminal Justice...trials, and the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 which further tightens the legislative
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2009-11-10/60/
10 Nov 2009 - crime by preventing and disrupting their criminal activity through extensive additional overt patrolling...The Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 further strengthens the law dealing with those involved in...As a result, all organised crime offences will be tried in the Special Criminal Court unless the DPP...Other significant pieces of legislation introduced to target organised crime include the Criminal Justice...trials, and the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 which further tightens the legislative
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-01-30/30/
30 Jan 2019 - It is also very distressing that the victims of crime were denied justice....It is right and proper that the victims of the 55 serious crimes, including rape, sexual assault and...To deliver justice, systems need to address key facts about youth crime....prevent criminality and divert young people away from a path of crime....On 19 January 2018 a working group was set up examine the psychological and mental health services for
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-01-22/29/
22 Jan 2019 - Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and Decisions) Bill 2018: Order for Second
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-06-12/45/
12 Jun 2019 - Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and Decisions) Bill 2018: Report and Final
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-01-22/31/
22 Jan 2019 - Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and Decisions) Bill 2018: Referral to Select
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2019-06-26/8/
26 Jun 2019 - Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and Decisions) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-06-12/40/
12 Jun 2019 - Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and Decisions) Bill 2018: Order for Report
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-06-12/44/
12 Jun 2019 - Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and Decisions) Bill 2018: Order for Report
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-06-12/41/
12 Jun 2019 - Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and Decisions) Bill 2018: Report and Final
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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 - Deputy Clare Daly Deputy O'Callaghan and I have tabled amendments with similar provisions....of crime and a complaints procedure and these are now urgent....The other amendment deals with the training of people working within the justice system....of crime no longer exists....All funding to these organisations is directed by the victims of crime office, which is a mad state of
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-03-02/6/
2 Mar 2017 - Specifically, it refers to the reporting of hate crimes and providing assistance to victims of hate crimes...the directive's provision about restorative justice and what the Bill contains....As the previous speaker said, the Bill is silent on restorative justice....the right to safeguards on the use of restorative justice are not included in the Bill....to register a complaint about their treatment in the criminal justice system.
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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 - Chairman This meeting has been convened to consider Committee Stage of two Bills, the first of which...is the Criminal Justice,Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and Decisions) Bill...2018....There are just three amendments to the Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and...Decisions) Bill 2018, all in the name of the Minister.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2008-04-17/76/
17 Apr 2008 - Work is ongoing on the Criminal Justice (Forensic Sampling and Evidence) Bill which will provide for...I expect to publish the Bill later this year. The criminal law has also been strengthened....The Criminal Justice Act 2006 provides for offences relating to organised crime by creating new offences...Justice Act 1994 and the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005....In February, 2008 the Government approved my proposals for the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering) Bill
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-06-30/182/
30 Jun 2010 - Minister for Justice and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) I propose to take Questions Nos. 197, 198...crimes to the activities of members of those gangs....The additional legislative provisions introduced by the Oireachtas in 2007 and 2009 which amend the Criminal...Justice Act 2006 will greatly assist Gardaí in relation to the problem of organised crime and will help...arrested, detained and questioned in relation to specific crime.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2012-03-21/325/
21 Mar 2012 - Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter) The Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 was...of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 are scheduled offences for the purposes of Part V of the Offences against...Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 which relates to participating in or contributing to certain activities...and two under Section 71A of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 which relates to directing the...In February 2012, the two persons charged with offences contrary to section 71A, Criminal Justice (Amendment
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-07-08/32/
8 Jul 2004 - One of the important provisions in the Criminal Justice Bill 2004 will give the Garda and the Criminal...Durkan has any suggestions as to how the law could be strengthened, I will take them on board when the Criminal...Justice Bill is going through the Dáil....If the Deputy knows of any property owned by organised crime beneficially, I invite him to bring it to
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2019-02-20/16/
20 Feb 2019 - Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-10-03/43/
3 Oct 2018 - Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Referral to Select Committee
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-09-27/42/
27 Sep 2018 - Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Order for Second Stage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-01-16/32/
16 Jan 2019 - Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Order for Report Stage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-01-16/33/
16 Jan 2019 - Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2016-05-05/4/
5 May 2016 - victims of such crimes....Under the provisions of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, the maximum penalty...Section 19 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 provides for specific offences relating to...Section 185 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 increased the penalty for this offence from five to seven...I would point out to the House that a new criminal legal aid Bill is being drafted to update and strengthen
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Debate: Joint Committee On Children And Youth Affairs
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_children_and_youth_affairs/2017-10-18/2/
18 Oct 2017 - Geoffrey Shannon The Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016, once enacted, will enable Ireland...It is my understanding that once the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill is fully commenced, we...Another roadblock was the Criminal Justice (Sexual Offences) Act 2017. It has now been commenced....In fairness, it is my understanding the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill is at a very advanced
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1995-11-28/22/
28 Nov 1995 - The criminal justice system further victimises the victims of crime....Seven out of eight times a crime is committed, the criminal makes a 100 per cent profit; only one in...Creating new powers to deal with criminals in the one in four crimes which are detected is an academic...For every crime committed there is at least one victim — in the majority of cases there are many victims...As Deputy Power said, there is a perception that the criminal receives much more attention than the victim
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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. 36: In page 32, after line 36, to insert the following...: "Amendment of section 8 of Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012 30....Section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012 is amended— (a) by the substitution...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/1994-05-10/66/
10 May 1994 - no doubt aware, the Programme for Government contains the commitment "to introduce a modern Juvenile Justice...Bill, as part of a comprehensive programme of criminal law reform" and I want to assure the Deputy that...Some of the recommendations of the report of the Select Committee on Crime entitled "Juvenile Crime —...for legislation and in that context they are being borne in mind in the preparation of the juvenile justice
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-06-23/24/
23 Jun 2005 - McDowell When we get the Criminal Justice Bill and the firearms provisions through, I will deal with...The sooner we get the Criminal Justice Bill through the better.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1996-05-21/29/
21 May 1996 - While it will no longer be illegal for a victim to fail to report a crime, the section compounds this...It constitutes a positive incentive for a victim not to report a crime in return for a payoff from the...criminal and will encourage victims to collude with criminals escaping justice....pounds from the criminal in return for not reporting a crime....That is a rather strange contribution towards the notion that criminals should be brought to justice
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2011-06-23/49/
23 Jun 2011 - Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter) Preliminary work is underway in my Department...on the preparation of a Criminal Justice (Victims' Rights) Bill which will strengthen the rights of...victims of crime....I expect that a general scheme of the Bill will be ready for submission to Government for consideration
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2013-10-03/3/
3 Oct 2013 - The Tánaiste The criminal justice (victims rights) Bill will serve to strengthen the rights of victims...of crime and their families and give effect to a proposed EU directive....Preliminary work on the Bill is under way, but it is not possible to indicate a publication date at this
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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 - Previously, we included this definition in the general scheme of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime...) Bill....It was recommended by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission that the definition, as we have amended...It is present in recital 19 to the victims directive. It has been included previously.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-10-16/27/
16 Oct 2018 - Justice (Victims of Crime) Act and the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act, which have recently been...of sexual violence are still hesitant about coming forward to report crimes....He noted that at present, under the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017, An Garda Síochána is...required to provide victims of crime with information on the criminal justice process....Deputy Catherine Connolly said that the Bill is limited.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-07-06/15/
6 Jul 2017 - Deputy Mick Wallace The proposed Government amendment to include restorative justice is a welcome development...Restorative justice can be an extremely valuable process for both victim and perpetrator, if done right...A victim being given the opportunity to confront somebody who committed a crime against them can be empowering...Article 12(1)(d) of the victims directive provides that any restorative justice agreement is arrived...at voluntarily and may be taken into account in any further criminal proceedings.
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Debate: Select Committee On Justice And Equality
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_justice_and_equality/2018-06-20/2/
20 Jun 2018 - This meeting has been convened for consideration of Committee Stage of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering...and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018....I welcome back the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Charles Flanagan and his officials....Would the Minister at the outset like to make some opening remarks on the Bill before we commence to...address the amendments?
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-04-27/42/
27 Apr 2006 - The Criminal Justice Bill 2004, which is currently before the Select Committee on Justice, Equality,...The Bill also contains amendments to the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence) Act, 1990, with provision...Among these are the creation of criminal offences in connection with organised crime, the strengthening...to the Firearms Acts 1925 to 2000 in the context of the Criminal Justice Bill....Committee Stage amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill by my colleague, the Minister of State with special
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2017-07-13/10/
13 Jul 2017 - Under continental justice systems, there is generally a distinction made between criminal offences and...We can discuss the matter further if amendments are tabled....information on services that provide support for victims of a crime and in section 6(8) by establishing...One must recognise that not all victims, especially those in the case of minor crimes, will require specialist...and helping people in working their way through the criminal justice system.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2017-07-13/12/
13 Jul 2017 - Under continental justice systems, there is generally a distinction made between criminal offences and...We can discuss the matter further if amendments are tabled....information on services that provide support for victims of a crime and in section 6(8) by establishing...One must recognise that not all victims, especially those in the case of minor crimes, will require specialist...and helping people in working their way through the criminal justice system.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-06-29/296/
29 Jun 2010 - Minister for Justice and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) As the Deputy is aware, the Criminal Assets...the Proceeds of Crime Acts 1996 and 2005 (as amended) as well as Revenue and Social Welfare legislation...to target the proceeds of criminal conduct....If the High Court is satisfied that such assets are the proceeds of crime then they may be frozen for...The Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2005 introduced provisions whereby all relevant parties can consent
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1997-12-02/67/
2 Dec 1997 - As regards the targeting of those engaged in criminal activity, I have already announced a series of...practical measures include increasing the strength of the Garda Síochána to 12,000 and resourcing of crime-fighting...I have already introduced the Criminal Justice Bill, 1997 and further legislation will follow if required...policy of zero tolerance towards crime — particularly, but not exclusively, drug trafficking....The Bill contains a series of very strong measures which are, regrettably, all too necessary as a response
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-11-07/3/
7 Nov 2017 - of crime....Will the Taoiseach or the Minister for Justice and Equality clarify whether elements of the Criminal...Justice Act 2017, formerly the Bail (Amendment) Bill, have not been implemented?...The last people to receive support from this Government are the victims of crime....Gardaí should know where these roving and marauding gangsters and criminals are.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1992-02-04/46/
4 Feb 1992 - Minister for Justice (Mr....Burke) Garda crime statistics are not maintained in a way which would show the proportion of criminal...cases in which the victims were women and consequently it is not possible to say whether the proportion...Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act, 1990 and, more recently, the Criminal Evidence Bill....The Bill sets out to protect the victims of domestic violence by clearly establishing the circumstances
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1996-01-31/6/
31 Jan 1996 - The figures for crimes committed while on bail have oscillated from 4,000 to 2,000 and back up to 4,000...and we can assume that for 1995 the number of crimes officially recorded as having been committed by...That is only reported crimes, it will not be the total number of such crimes....This Government has decided to take on board three Fianna Fáil Bills in the criminal justice area——
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-05-16/12/
16 May 2019 - of the Department of Justice and Equality....approaches are used by An Garda Síochána to ensure the activities of individuals and groups involved in criminality...Bureau, the National Economic Crime Bureau and the National Bureau of Criminal Investigations with support...as required from the security and intelligence section and close co-operation with the Criminal Assets...€1.76 billion has been provided to An Garda Síochána in 2019, an increase of over €100 million on the 2018
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2008-12-18/15/
18 Dec 2008 - He stated: "The Government has approved my proposals for a criminal justice (covert surveillance) Bill...legislative aspects of the justice for victims initiative....The Minister also stated: "Work is ... ongoing on the criminal justice (forensic evidence and sampling...) Bill which will provide for the establishment of a DNA database for criminal investigation purposes...justice (violent crimes prevention) Bill when he is considering this legislation.
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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 - McDowell I move amendment No. 2: In page 3, before section 1, to insert the following new section:...—In this Act— ‘Act of 1994' means the Criminal Justice Act 1994; ‘Act of 1996' means the Criminal Assets...Bureau Act 1996; ‘Act of 2001' means the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act 2001; ‘Principal...Act' means the Proceeds of Crime Act 1996.".
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-10-16/27/
16 Oct 2018 - Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin I commend my colleague, Deputy O'Callaghan, on bringing the Bill forward....of sexual violence with greater support and protection in the criminal justice process....The number of recorded incidents of sexual offences was up over 10% for the second quarter of 2018 when...Sexual assaults are the most under-reported crime in the country and, as we know, many victims do not...justice process.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-12-08/151/
8 Dec 2004 - In July, I published the Criminal Justice Bill 2004....This Bill provides for increased Garda powers in a number of areas, including preservation of a crime...I am proposing to bring forward amendments to the Bill to provide for a number of further legislative...One of the amendments I am considering for inclusion in the Criminal Justice Bill will empower the gardaí...I cannot, however, stress enough that while legislative measures such as the Criminal Justice (Public
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-11-07/3/
7 Nov 2017 - Deputy Charles Flanagan All Stages of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill have been completed...On the matter of a commencement order for a recent Criminal Justice Act, I will communicate with the
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-02-02/24/
2 Feb 2010 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) I move amendment No. 1: To delete...disregard for human life they demonstrate and expresses its sympathy to the families of the victims..., including in 2009 the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act, the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act and...the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act; notes that An Garda Síochána has been making full...law, including the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2010 and the Criminal
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-07-03/37/
3 Jul 2019 - following: “PART 4 MISCELLANEOUS Amendment of Criminal Justice Act 2007 37....Section 25(8) of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 is amended— (a) in paragraph (b), by the substitution...of “in prison,” for “in prison, or”, (b) in paragraph (c), by the substitution of “Criminal Justice...Act 1960, or” for “Criminal Justice Act 1960.”, and (c) by the insertion of the following paragraph...I draw the attention of Deputies to amendment No. 53, which amends the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2012-03-21/350/
21 Mar 2012 - Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter) While I share the Deputy's concerns about crime...with special intelligence led operations to tackle serious and organised criminal activity....The Gardaí make full and effective use of the criminal law in order to investigate and prosecute offenders...contained in the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 to see it is provisions can be strengthened,..., intervention and enforcement measures, as well as measures to support victims.
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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 - Deputy David Stanton I move amendment No. 16: In page 10, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following...Amendment No. 16 inserts a new subsection into section 6(1) to provide that a victim who is a child must...The purpose of the amendment is to ensure that child victims and their parents are aware of the special...measures and additional protection which apply to children from their earliest interaction with the criminal...justice agencies.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1997-05-01/133/
1 May 1997 - series of measures aimed at tackling drug trafficking and abuse which is at the root of much of the crime...The Criminal Assets Bureau Act, 1996 has put the bureau on a statutory footing; the Criminal Justice...This Bill completed Second Stage in the Dáil on 29 April 1997....The Minister also introduced an amendment at the Committee Stage of the Drug Trafficking Bill (now Act...) in the Dáil to amend the 1935 Public Dance Halls Actvis-à-vis entry in plain clothes by members of
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1993-10-12/22/
12 Oct 1993 - on victims before imposing sentence....make our system of justice place more emphasis on the plight of victims of crime....The Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill was debated in great detail for over 21 hours by the Select...The Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, which I will also introduce, is intended to achieve..., including the Criminal Procedure Bill which provides for new procedures to deal with cases of alleged
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-07-05/6/
5 Jul 2018 - Deputy Charles Flanagan As I stated last week when the latest crime statistics were released by the...Those found to have committed such abhorrent crimes will face the full force of the criminal justice...These are the criminal law (sexual offences) (amendment) Bill, which will provide for presumptive minimum...sentences for repeat sexual offenders, and the sex offenders (amendment) Bill, which proposes a number...I am, of course, very open to improvement of these Bills by amendment as they go through the Houses
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2017-07-13/12/
13 Jul 2017 - It is transposing a European directive on victims of crime into Irish law....It is bad enough for them to be victims of crime but if the State lets them down, it is double the crime...By and large, the measures in the Bill are strong and welcome....I note colleagues have suggested amendments and those which strengthen the legislation would be very...I appeal to the Minister to be proactive in dealing with amendments that come from colleagues on the
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2000-03-07/53/
7 Mar 2000 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....O'Donoghue) As indicated in this Government's legislative programme, I anticipate publishing the Criminal...Justice (Fraud Offences) Bill during the current Dáil session....The Bill will take account of the report of the Law Reform Commission on offences of dishonesty and the...the Advisory Committee on Fraud and will comprehensively and radically reform the law on white collar crime
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2003-05-13/29/
13 May 2003 - As the Deputy is aware the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill is currently awaiting debate in the Seanad...I also intend to bring forward shortly a new Intoxicating Liquor Bill, which will respond to certain...of the recommendations in the Crime Council's report, as well as the strategic task force on alcohol's
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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 - I will go through each amendment in turn....The term "services providing support for victims" is well enough understood in practice in the criminal...The Department of Justice and Equality funds 58 services for victims of crime....Services are provided to victims of general crime, families of homicide victims, tourist victims, child..., to offer every victim information on services providing support for victims of crime.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-03-09/159/
9 Mar 2006 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....An additional 55 officers were allocated to the organised crime unit of the National Bureau of Criminal...The Criminal Justice Bill, which is currently before the Houses of the Oireachtas, provides a comprehensive...In November last year, I obtained Government approval to draft a range of amendments to the Bill....Proposed amendments include the creation of criminal offences with regard to participation in organised
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1995-11-29/18/
29 Nov 1995 - I concluded that a criminal sanction for non-compliance with the terms of the legislation on the part...That is a cynical, misleading statement which unmasks the Government's attitude of victims of crime....I showed that statement to a number of crime victims, gardaí, some of whom are of senior rank, and journalists...People could attend the law centres to get advice and that could be covered by a one line amendment to...the Bill.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2020-11-17/24/
17 Nov 2020 - The Bill also fails to be precise about which categories of person might be victims of hate crime....of the court to take hate crime into account, offences against victims of age-related prejudice are...Justice Act 2003 in England and Wales....Is that justice?...Justice Adrian Hardiman spoke of "the fundamental value that crimes must be defined with precision and
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1995-06-27/16/
27 Jun 1995 - Just when crime was beginning to snowball on the streets of Dublin and the public was demanding action...Our spokesperson on justice has brought forward several Private Members' Bills....We have been promised a Juvenile Justice Bill, a Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, a...Fraud Offences Bill, a Criminal Law Insanity Bill, a Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Bill, a Criminal...significant Bills to deal with the crime issue.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-06-30/95/
30 Jun 2010 - Minister for Justice and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) I am informed by the Garda authorities that..., in particular organised crime....Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) and Criminal Procedure Bills, and I will not hesitate...In addition, I have secured Government approval to commence work on a new Bail Bill to consolidate and...There are already very severe penalties for firearms offences in place under the Criminal Justice Act
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-02-20/35/
20 Feb 2018 - Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Charles Flanagan) I assure Deputy Michael McGrath that An...to An Garda Síochána, including the overtime allocation of almost €100 million announced in budget 2018...As of 18 January 2018, 105,790 targeted checkpoints and 99,210 crime prevention patrols have been conducted...Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Act 2015....Furthermore, the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act, which has been commenced
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2008-07-01/362/
1 Jul 2008 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) Following the submission of a report...The Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 modernised the law in this regard....In addition, the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 2003 provides the Garda with powers to deal with...The Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008 is currently before the House....The Bill contains a number of important reforms of the licensing laws and public order legislation, with
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1993-10-13/19/
13 Oct 1993 - In this regard I welcome the provisions of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill....The Criminal Justice Act has been brought into force and the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill and...the Criminal Procedure Bill are under discussion....Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill....I have no doubt that the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill, which I diligently circulated to residents
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2012-11-21/3/
21 Nov 2012 - Deputy Willie O'Dea There is an overwhelming perception, which is probably also the reality, that the criminal...justice system is still very much tilted against the victims of crime....With that in mind, can the Taoiseach inform Members when the proposed criminal justice (victims rights...) Bill will be published?...Second, can the Taoiseach state when the Government hopes to publish this year's social welfare Bill?
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2013-07-04/3/
4 Jul 2013 - The Tánaiste Preliminary work is under way on the criminal justice (victims rights) Bill, which aims...to strengthen the rights of victims of crime and their families and to give effect to a proposed EU
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-05-16/14/
16 May 2019 - Deputy Charles Flanagan Tackling organised crime is an ongoing priority for the Government and An Garda...stream have enabled him to assign extra resources to specialist units involved in tackling organised crime...Bureau of Criminal Investigation, and the Criminal Assets Bureau....Garda recruits have been assigned to mainstream duties nationwide, including 800 new gardaí during 2018...Deputy Durkan will be aware that recent changes to the bail laws were introduced in the Criminal Justice
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2009-04-30/5/
30 Apr 2009 - Justice (Violent Crime Prevention) Bill 2008....The Minister of State, Deputy Moloney, mentioned the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009 that was...The considerations for admitting evidence in the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill included whether...Having said that, I welcome the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill....I mentioned the Criminal Justice (Violent Crime Prevention) Bill 2008 presented by my colleague, Deputy
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-07-10/17/
10 Jul 2014 - The criminal justice (victims rights) Bill is intended to strengthen the rights of victims of crime and...Will the Tánaiste request the new Minister for Justice and Equality to meet the Omagh victims' families...If we are going to be serious about the victims of crime, it is necessary.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-07-04/416/
4 Jul 2006 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....McDowell) I wish to assure the Deputy that I consider murder to be the most heinous of crimes and that...key criminal gangs....The Criminal Justice Bill, 2004 contains a range of measures to strengthen the law governing the control...The Bill also makes provision for criminal offences in relation to participation in a criminal organisation
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2016-11-24/17/
24 Nov 2016 - Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick Pre-legislative scrutiny on the criminal justice (victims of crime) Bill took...Victims of crime, in particular children, must have their best interests protected at all times....The Bill will ensure this happens....Will the Tánaiste provide an update on the current status of the Bill?
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-06-23/197/
23 Jun 2005 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....focused on assets which are believed to be the proceeds of criminal conduct....The Criminal Assets Bureau takes actions under the Proceeds of Crime Act 1996, as amended, to seize property...which is shown, in the High Court, to be the proceeds of crime....The amendments in the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2005 have enhanced the powers of the Criminal
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-10-04/40/
4 Oct 2018 - Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Charles Flanagan) Earlier this week, the CSO published its...second quarterly crime statistics release of 2018 "under reservation"....This is a vitally important development for a number of reasons but particularly for the management of criminal...justice policy and Garda operations so we have regular publication of CSO crime statistics to allow...that the CSO can stand over the figures it releases as a true and accurate reflection of the level of criminality
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1993-02-16/80/
16 Feb 1993 - The Criminal Justice Bill, 1992 would require courts, when determining the sentence to be imposed for...evidence submissions, concerning any effect — including any long term effect — of the offence on the victim...The Bill also would give courts a general power to require offenders to pay compensation for any resulting...This Bill, which lapsed on the dissolution of the Dáil, will be reintroduced in the next week or so with...certain amendments which are now under consideration.
