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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-05-05/79/
5 May 2004 - I intend to provide for those measures which require legislative provision in the Criminal Justice Bill..., Equality, Defence and Women's Rights, will include: a statutory power to preserve a crime scene; a...issue of search warrants; increased detention powers of up to 24 hours for arrestable offences; some amendments...to the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence) Act 1990, in particular to reclassify saliva as a non-intimate...Justice Bill.
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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 - Bill....Many provisions in the Bill specifically require that certain conditions, which are excluded in the amendment...definition exactly as it is in the directive to ensure any future judgment of the European Court of Justice...result of a criminal offence is a victim and is, therefore, entitled to avail of rights under the Bill...That amendment is broader in nature and will ensure that a victim need only assert that he or she has
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-12-18/15/
18 Dec 2018 - The Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2017 was enacted on 5 November 2017....through the criminal justice system....a crime is a woman or a victim of domestic violence....Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990; rape and rape under section 4 of the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment...Section 4 amends the Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Act 2008 to ensure the provisions of that Act
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2014-03-25/31/
25 Mar 2014 - (Reparation of Victims) Bill 2013 and I commend my colleague, Deputy Halligan, on bringing it before...I urge the Government to accept the Bill so that it can become part of our criminal justice system....However, this Bill does things differently, which is welcome, and puts the victim of the crime at the...It has been recognised by victims' groups that victims feel left out in the criminal justice process....That could play an important role in diverting offenders away from a life of crime that the criminal
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2011-07-27/7/
27 Jul 2011 - within the criminal justice system....criminals, but it is also important that victims are placed at centre stage in the justice system....Every crime has a victim....It is crucial that we seek additional ways to make victims of crime more involved in the criminal justice...of their experience of crime is an integral part of the criminal justice system.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-02-02/46/
2 Feb 2006 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....crime, racketeering and other criminal activity which gives rise to serious community concern....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, which...Proposed amendments include the creation of criminal offences in relation to participation in organised
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-07-08/32/
8 Jul 2004 - Costello Will the requirement on businesses to disclose investments of €15,000 or more be included in the Criminal...Justice Bill?...If that was included in the Criminal Justice Bill, following the trail of improperly invested money would
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2016-01-27/8/
27 Jan 2016 - Justice Act 2011 which was an important step forward in our response to this form of criminality....Its main purpose is to address delays in the prosecution and investigation of complex white collar crime...Forthcoming legislation, which is close to being finalised, is the criminal justice (corruption) Bill...The Bill is also intended to enhance the ability of the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, to bring...The use of the powers in the Criminal Justice Act 2011, as well as proceeds of crime legislation and
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Debate: Joint Committee On Justice And Equality
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_justice_and_equality/2017-03-01/2/
1 Mar 2017 - The publication of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016 on 29 December 2016 was the first...The Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill, if implemented, will put victims of crime on a statutory...One of the major omissions within the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016 is the absence of...Restorative justice was included in the scheme of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill that was...Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2009-11-10/52/
10 Nov 2009 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) As the Deputy is aware the Criminal...(as amended)....either an interim or interlocutory order to freeze certain assets it believes to be the proceeds of criminal...The Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2005 introduced provisions whereby all relevant parties can consent...When the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2005 was being debated, the Oireachtas considered the issue
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2016-07-07/11/
7 Jul 2016 - Senator Ivana Bacik A number of us spoke on Second Stage in favour of the principle of the amendments...This is in keeping with the broader issue, namely, that criminal justice measures are not enough on their...own to tackle organised crime, gang crime or drug crime....We must consider a multidisciplinary approach rather than just criminal justice measures....The issue that I raised in my amendment regarding the extension of the CAB's powers could be included
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2012-06-26/289/
26 Jun 2012 - Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter) Tackling organised crime including drug dealing...activity, including organised crime activities....In targeting serious and organised crime, members of An Garda Síochána continue to develop and implement...Assets Bureau, are used to combat serious crime including those involved in the trafficking, importation...law targeting organised crime, primarily that introduced under the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2016-06-22/4/
22 Jun 2016 - Durkan The wildlife (amendment) Bill is promised legislation, but the pre-legislative scrutiny has yet...I refer to the criminal justice (victims of crime) Bill, on which pre-legislative scrutiny has been done...When is the Bill likely to come before the House?
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2011-06-15/6/
15 Jun 2011 - Reilly During the course of my Second Stage speech, I mentioned that my officials were reviewing the Bill...to strengthen provisions in relation to the victim....I now propose to make an amendment to explicitly state that victim impact evidence provisions would apply...to offences set out in this Bill in accordance with the Criminal Justice Act 1993....This amendment is in line with current provisions concerning other serious crimes against the person.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2012-04-26/175/
26 Apr 2012 - Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter) The position is that the Mediation Bill, which...Restorative justice is a process in the criminal justice field which seeks to address the needs of victims...of crime and the offenders....It fosters active involvement on the part of victims while encouraging the offenders to make amends and...However, it is not intended that the Mediation Bill will deal with criminal justice matters.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-12-18/18/
18 Dec 2018 - Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018 to the House....The Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 was enacted on 5 November 2017....through the criminal justice system....Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990; rape and rape under section 4 of the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment...Section 4 amends the Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Act 2008 to ensure that the provisions of that
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2007-10-17/5/
17 Oct 2007 - Senator Denis O’Donovan I move amendment No 1: To delete all words after "Seanad Éireann" and substitute...Assets Bureau in confiscating the proceeds of crime; notes the far-reaching changes in criminal law...Service; notes the additional resources being provided to other agencies of the criminal justice system...only through the properly resourced agencies of the criminal justice system, including An Garda Síochána...of the community by their criminal activities."
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-07-06/15/
6 Jul 2017 - of crime....help them through what has been a time of great difficulty and trauma as victims of crime....of crime....at the heart of the criminal justice system and the rights of victims to information and support....I thank Deputies Wallace and Daly for their amendments and comments.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2000-10-05/5/
5 Oct 2000 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....O'Donoghue) I thank Deputies who contributed to the debate on the Bill....This is a short Bill to make more effective the operation of the Proceeds of Crime Act, 1996, which I...acknowledged internationally as one of the most important and innovative measures ever introduced in any criminal...justice system.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-02-02/13/
2 Feb 2006 - O’Keeffe In 2000 crime figures reached 73,000 and last year they reached 101,000, an increase of 39%...Does the Minister not accept that the Criminal Justice Bill appears to be collapsing under its own weight...We will need a wheelbarrow to bring around the Bill and the amendments from his office — we have only...seen the heads of those amendments — and the proposed amendments from the Minister with responsibility...Is there not a case for withdrawing the Bill and dividing it into manageable proportions in order to
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2009-02-25/65/
25 Feb 2009 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) The most recent crime statistics..., Equality and Law Reform, contains a series of measures aimed at reducing the impact of crime and criminal...I have accepted these proposals, and they will be included in the forthcoming Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous...Provisions) Bill....Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-07-03/37/
3 Jul 2019 - Deputy Charles Flanagan I move amendment No. 55: In page 24, after line 14, to insert the following...: “Amendment of Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 41....Section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 is amended— (a) in subsection (2)(m)—...any release of the person on parole and any conditions attaching to such release which relate to the victim
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2016-07-20/5/
20 Jul 2016 - Despite the Government's best intentions with regard to improving the rights and protections offered to victims...of crime, many people still feel they are not sufficiently dealt with or supported....In this context, when can we expect the criminal justice (victims of crime) Bill to be brought before...Anyone who has been a victim of crime in the past knows that we need to support people much better in
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2013-09-25/19/
25 Sep 2013 - those involved in this type of criminality before the courts and securing convictions...., particularly serious crime, by persons on bail...., including the provisions of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009, to ascertain whether any further...I draw the Deputy's attention to the recently published Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database...System) Bill 2013 which provides for the establishment of a DNA database.
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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 amendment removes the general limitation on the application of the Act in respect of criminal proceedings...I am satisfied that the very few provisions in the Bill which if applied to existing criminal proceedings...could potentially compromise those proceedings are adequately safeguarded by an interests of justice...The purpose of this amendment is to clarify that it is sufficient for a victim to assert that he or she...Amendment No. 139 amends section 26 to insert the same proviso into the Criminal Evidence Act 1992 to
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-07-06/15/
6 Jul 2017 - Amendments Nos. 3, 6, 24 and 35 insert into the Bill provisions on the rights of victims who participate...to be made to the Bill....the matter of criminal behaviour and giving the victims a real voice in the process....Amendment No. 3 defines restorative justice schemes....Amendment No. 6 provides that information available on restorative justice schemes must be given to a
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2009-04-30/5/
30 Apr 2009 - functioning of the criminal justice system....justice miscellaneous provisions Bill....The Minister's proposals for the criminal procedure Bill are also well advanced....While the Bill will be primarily aimed at giving effect to the legislative aspects of the justice for...The Minister published the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009 on 17 April and it began its passage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-02-12/35/
12 Feb 2019 - I am delighted to introduce the Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018 to the House today...Finally the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 was enacted on 5 November 2017, providing for...criminal justice system....of a crime is a woman or a victim of domestic violence....Section 4 amends the Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Act 2008 to ensure that the provisions of that
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2008-06-24/29/
24 Jun 2008 - victims helpline, which is supported and promoted as a first port of call for victims of crime by the...Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime — that victims of crime should have access to the services...of crime....The services that victims can expect from the criminal justice system are detailed in the victims' charter..., which is now being revised by the Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2007-11-07/182/
7 Nov 2007 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Brian Lenihan) The provisional headline crime...I hope that any reluctance on the part of victims to report sexual crimes, as a result of publicity surrounding...Two substantial Criminal Justice Acts were enacted in 2006 and 2007....The 2006 Act criminalised participation and assisting with criminal gangs....amendments where that is considered necessary.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-03-02/8/
2 Mar 2017 - It represents the sort of victim-centric approach that is needed in our justice system....All too often, victims find themselves adrift in the unfamiliar waters of criminal proceedings or facing...While the Bill acknowledges instances of crimes committed with a bias or discriminatory motive, it does...The Rape Crisis Network has recommended that the Bill be amended to reflect more closely the wording...criminal justice system.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-11-01/176/
1 Nov 2006 - in the operation of the Criminal Justice system....In addition to the drafting of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006, work has commenced...on a General Scheme of a Criminal Justice (Money Laundering) Bill which will have the effect of transposing...The primary basis for the law regarding public order offences is the Criminal Justice (Public Order)...The Criminal Justice Act, 2006 contains provisions to deal with anti-social behaviour.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2001-05-23/72/
23 May 2001 - With regard to white collar crime, there are already wide ranging powers under common and statute law...Moreover, the Deputy will be aware of my Criminal Justice (Fraud Offences) Bill, 2000, which is currently...The Bill, which takes into account the report of the Law Reform Commission on offences of dishonesty...advisory committee on fraud, sets out to comprehensively and radically reform the law on white collar crime...The Bill is a clear example of my determination to pursue all forms of crime.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-11-10/159/
10 Nov 2010 - Minister for Justice and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision...for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office, as the national...The Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill 2010, currently before the House, provides for measures to control
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-07-03/37/
3 Jul 2019 - Victims come in many shapes and guises, but we have to legislate for reasonable grounds....Victims are referenced in the Parole Bill, but, as I understand it, they are only to be notified when...The Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime ) Act 2017 gives victims a statutory right to certain information...That is the context in which I am proposing the amendments.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-12-18/23/
18 Dec 2019 - for the amendment of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 in order...The purpose of the Bill is to establish, on a statutory basis, a cross-Border crime agency....The cross-Border organised crime threat assessment 2018, produced jointly by the PSNI and An Garda Síochána...The Bill would strengthen, expand and formalise the existing cross-Border crime task force, which does...The Bill will ensure we have the tools in place to tackle the changing nature of the criminal threat
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1994-02-03/19/
3 Feb 1994 - I made no secret of the fact that immediately before the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Bill was introduced...allowing for separate legal representation in the Bill....Under the Criminal Justice Act, 1993, the court is required, in fixing sentence, to take into account...the effect of the crime on the victim and, if necessary, to hear the evidence of the victim on that...I will continue to keep the situation of rape victims in criminal trials under close observation.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2011-12-01/71/
1 Dec 2011 - Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter) I propose to take Questions Nos. 42, 149, 151...Resource levels are constantly monitored, in conjunction with crime trends and the situation is kept...legislation, including the additional legislative provisions introduced by the Oireachtas in 2009 which amended...the Criminal Justice Act, 2006 relating to organised crime....of individuals and groups involved in criminal enterprise are effectively targeted.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2003-02-25/25/
25 Feb 2003 - One important aspect of my role as Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is to keep the criminal...review to ensure that the gardaí have the legislative support to allow them to effectively investigate crime...In this respect I intend to bring forward legislative proposals in the forthcoming Criminal Justice Bill...In the Criminal Justice Bill, I also propose to include a number of miscellaneous provisions which will...improve the effectiveness of the criminal justice system in a number of specified areas.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-10-20/20/
20 Oct 2005 - The Minister indicated early in September that he would introduce amendments to the Criminal Justice...Bill 2004 to deal with the issue....What is the Minister's position on that amendment and other amendments discussed at the time?
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2009-02-25/145/
25 Feb 2009 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) I propose to take Questions Nos..., Equality and Law Reform, contains a series of measures aimed at reducing the impact of crime and criminal...in serious crime by preventing and disrupting their criminal activity through extensive additional overt...Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill....That Bill will also tackle comprehensively the issue of airsoft guns, including making their possession
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-03-25/37/
25 Mar 2010 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) I propose to take Questions Nos..., in particular organised crime....introduced further significant legislative proposals, which are currently before the House, including the Criminal...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
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-07-03/35/
3 Jul 2019 - I have two specific amendments on the rights of victims....These are amendments Nos. 48 and 29, which relate to the right of victims to information....There is a specific request in my amendment that we would have regard to the Criminal Justice (Victims...of Crime) Act 2017 in the context of information a victim would be entitled to....of the Bill.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2013-02-12/18/
12 Feb 2013 - Deputy Finian McGrath The criminal justice (victims' rights) Bill strengthens the rights of victims...of crime and their families.
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Debate: Select Committee On Justice And Equality
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_justice_and_equality/2017-10-18/3/
18 Oct 2017 - The Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016 is being discussed in the Dáil and I have to speak...I do not know if Deputy Clare Daly plans to speak on that Bill.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-07-06/15/
6 Jul 2017 - "resolve" as it presupposes a resolution of matters and the wording may undermine the impact of the crime...for the victim....It would not necessarily be able to resolve matters arising from these crimes, but it could consider...Amendment No. 3 reads: In page 7, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following: " "restorative...of them, a victim and an offender or alleged offender engage with each other to resolve, with the assistance
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2008-06-25/29/
25 Jun 2008 - There is a need for a serious rebalancing of rights in the criminal justice system away from the criminal...When victims see criminals with multiple previous convictions for serious crimes receiving suspended...or very short sentences, many of them lose faith in the criminal justice system....I feel compelled to make that point because many victims' dissatisfaction with the criminal justice system...of crime than the Bill before us.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2003-02-25/25/
25 Feb 2003 - Justice (Public Order) Bill 2002 will greatly enhance the powers of the Garda Síochána to deal with..., Equality and Law Reform on his proposal to introduce a new Criminal Justice Bill before the end of...of the criminal justice system generally; – endorses strongly the Government's national drugs strategy...crime, and by ensuring that the proceeds of serious criminal activity are subjected to the tax laws;...justice system generally, in order to meet the challenges of present day crime.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2017-10-24/9/
24 Oct 2017 - message was received from the Dáil: Dáil Éireann has agreed, on this 18th day of October 2017, to amendments...1 to 29 and 31 made by Seanad Éireann to the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016....Dáil Éireann has not agreed to amendment 30 and desires that Seanad Éireann should not insist thereon
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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 - We know from our research that the criminal "incident" - the alleged crime - that the woman, or victim...a crime against the State, and the woman, as a victim, may be called as a potential witness....supports that such women need in order to be safe and to prevent retraumatisation in the criminal justice...A victim of domestic violence is almost always at risk of further crimes from the same person if his...Women need expert and dedicated support from our criminal justice system, as well as from specialist
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2017-09-27/11/
27 Sep 2017 - This is focused on offences that are criminal in nature and are investigated by the gardaí....The Minister and the previous Minister for Justice and Equality have engaged with victim support groups...throughout the development of this Bill....We need to have a focus on the gardaí and on the ombudsman, and also on the individual victims of crime...That is why I am not accepting these amendments, but I welcome the debate. It is important.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2008-04-17/40/
17 Apr 2008 - the commission of serious criminal acts....Regardless of age, it is already an offence to incite another to commit a crime....The crime of incitement stands alone and does not depend on whether a substantive offence was committed...It is based on the principles of the Children Act 2001, as amended, and the Government's decision to...reform the youth justice area.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-10-03/4/
3 Oct 2019 - He is working actively on a new youth justice strategy....In particular, in respect of youth crime, I acknowledge the importance of the Garda youth diversion programme...This is a statutory programme, amended in 2006, that focuses on the prevention of criminal behaviour...as well as diversion from the criminal justice system and the rehabilitation of children between the...justice programme.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2008-06-25/29/
25 Jun 2008 - These proposals mark a radical change in the way in which victims of crime interact with the criminal...balance in the criminal law review group, chaired by Dr....Their findings will have a lasting effect on victims of crime when they are implemented through the justice...support of victims of crime....Support of Victims of Crime, acknowledged this morning that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2016-07-20/39/
20 Jul 2016 - Deputy Frances Fitzgerald This amendment would apply proceeds of crime legislation to conduct which...I understand that the intention is to provide in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 for an...I would have some difficulty in introducing provisions in this Bill relating to the proceeds of crime...It is the case that while the amendment would disapply the proceeds of crime legislation to money obtained...to wait to introduce this amendment to this Bill.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2015-05-28/12/
28 May 2015 - Deputy James Reilly These are technical drafting amendments....The Prevention of Crimes Act 1908, the Criminal Justice Administration Act 1914 and the Criminal Justice...Amendments No. 67 and 68 to section 31 of the Bill propose to substitute references to "on" with "immediately...They will amend Prevention of Crimes Act 1908, the Criminal Justice Administration Act 1914 and the Criminal...Justice Act 1960.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-02-03/25/
3 Feb 2010 - The principle on which our criminal justice system is founded is in the personal rights of the Constitution...When somebody's life is taken through murder, it is the responsibility of the criminal justice system...Before the summer recess the Minister introduced two legislative proposals, the Criminal Justice (Amendment...) Act 2009 and the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009....Justice (Amendment) Act 2009.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-11-21/40/
21 Nov 2017 - Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Charles Flanagan) I move amendment No. 2: To delete all...Justice Act 2017, strengthening the laws on bail and amending provisions on electronic monitoring to...Over the years, I have known many victims of crime in both urban and rural settings....Furthermore, the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 introduced the...Section 7 of the Criminal Justice Act 2017 amends the existing provisions for the electronic monitoring
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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. 28: In page 6, before section 8, to insert the following new section:...—Section 39(1) of Act 1994 is hereby amended by the substitution of ‘the proceeds of crime or is intended...by any person for use in connection with any criminal conduct' for ‘any person's proceeds of, or is..., of the Criminal Justice Act 1994 to take account of the fact that section 38 has been amended to refer...to cash which is suspected to directly or indirectly represent proceeds of any criminal conduct and
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-04-12/42/
12 Apr 2005 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....Justice Bill 2004 which is currently awaiting Second Stage in the Dáil....Section 29 of the Bill amends the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 to provide for a fixed penalty...I intend to include in the Criminal Justice Bill a provision which will empower the gardaí to apply to...crime prevention methods.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-12-14/216/
14 Dec 2004 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....justice sphere, I am informed by the Garda authorities that attempts at intimidation have not prevented...I am planning a number of relevant legislative amendments in the context of the Criminal Justice Bill...The first of these is provided for in Part 3 of the Bill....Other initiatives, which I will propose by way of amendments to the Bill, will make it an offence to
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1990-03-21/5/
21 Mar 1990 - Restoration in kind would be a very effective deterrent to the criminal....From the point of view of the victim, it would be a correct process....Senator Neville's proposed amendment would greatly enhance the Bill....It would reduce crime and reassure the people who over the years have been at the mercy of villains whom...we are all anxious to bring to justice.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-11-23/156/
23 Nov 2005 - The Criminal Assets Bureau continues to use its powers under proceeds of crime and tax legislation to...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...The Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 amended various provisions of the Criminal Justice...Pursuant to section 57 of the Criminal Justice Act 1994, the money laundering investigation unit of the
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-05-13/57/
13 May 2010 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) I propose to take Questions Nos..., 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 offices in place under the Criminal Justice Act
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-07-08/32/
8 Jul 2004 - Section 31 of the Criminal Justice Act 1994 provides that a person who converts, transfers or handles...Elements of the Criminal Justice Bill 2004 which will be published today will further aid the Garda in...the investigation of crime....The main purpose of this Bill is to improve the efficiency with which criminal offences, in general,...data is not maintained by the various relevant elements of the criminal justice system in a way which
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2000-03-01/23/
1 Mar 2000 - O'Donoghue —the National Disability Authority Act, 1999; the Criminal Justice (Release of Prisoners)...Act, 1998; the Criminal Justice (Location of Victims' Remains) Act, 1998; the Jurisdiction of Courts...of Judgments Act, 1998; the Arbitration (International Commercial) Act, 1998; the International War Crimes...Tribunal Act, 1998; the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill, 1999, which has reached Committee Stage...; the Children Bill, 1999, which awaits Second Stage—
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2008-11-19/27/
19 Nov 2008 - Soft sentencing undermines public confidence in the criminal justice system, affects Garda morale and...encourages criminals to take the risks associated with crime....I welcome the fact that, by virtue of the legislative amendments introduced in the Criminal Justice Acts...The criminal procedure Bill will also be introduced, bringing an end to double jeopardy and enshrining...victims' rights.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-02-03/25/
3 Feb 2010 - notes further proposals by the Government to strengthen the criminal law, including the Criminal Justice...(Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2010 and the Criminal Procedure Bill 2009;
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2020-10-22/13/
22 Oct 2020 - I am determined that organised crime must not take hold in our communities....at all levels and to send a clear message to criminals that we will take all necessary actions to stop...them, to bring them to justice and to prevent them from leading our youth into a life of crime and violence...very first piece of criminal justice legislation that I am bringing forward as Minister is the criminal...justice (miscellaneous provisions) Bill.
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Debate: Select Committee On Justice, Equality, Defence And Women's Rights
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_justice_equality_defence_and_womens_rights/2004-06-30/2/
30 Jun 2004 - Bill to amend the 1996 Act in a number of technical respects....of additional proposals for inclusion in the Bill are now being proposed as official amendments to the...in the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill set out in Part 2 of the appendix....Sixth, provision to amend sections 38 and 39 of the Criminal Justice Act 1994 dealing with seizure, detention...purposes under section 63 of the Criminal Justice Act 1994.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-06-27/29/
27 Jun 2018 - The Minister argues that we need to give these changes, introduced in the Criminal Justice Act 2017,...Much work has been done in my Department and in criminal justice agencies to implement those provisions..., has impacted on crime....Last year, we implemented the Victims of Crime Act....It is a sign of the success of the criminal justice agencies that the prisons are under pressure.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1999-02-16/189/
16 Feb 1999 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....The Garda Síochána Computer Crime Investigation Unit which is attached to the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation...The Deputy may also wish to note that I am currently preparing a Criminal Justice (Fraud Offences) Bill...I expect to publish the Bill by the middle of the year.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-02-03/25/
3 Feb 2010 - Deputy Darragh O’Brien I am pleased to speak in support of the Government amendment to this Private...This Government is tackling crime at every stage but particularly serious organised gangland crime....the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act, the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act and the Criminal Justice...Justice (Amendment) Act, which proposed significant extra powers to law enforcement agencies to tackle...criminal gangs.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-05-17/7/
17 May 2005 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....The Criminal Justice Bill 2004, which is on Second Stage in the House, provides for a comprehensive package...I am considering introducing several amendments, including a proposal to provide for criminal offences...Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights....I have decided to bring forward proposals in the context of the Criminal Justice Bill to provide the
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2008-11-19/27/
19 Nov 2008 - notes in particular that the Criminal Justice (Covert Surveillance) Bill relating to the use in evidence...of information obtained as a result of covert surveillance by An Garda Síochána; the Criminal Justice...(Forensic Evidence and Sampling) Bill to establish a DNA database for criminal investigation purposes...; and the Criminal Procedure Bill providing for the possibility of an acquitted person being re-tried
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2019-07-03/18/
3 Jul 2019 - Another example is the specific facilities for victims and their families in the Criminal Courts of Justice...They often involve: crimes being committed by individuals on bail; serious criminals, including murderers...or their families; and highly questionable conduct by agents of the State within the criminal justice...The Bill amends the Criminal Justice Act 1990, section 1 of which is significant because it abolished...That formally removed the concept of an eye for an eye from our criminal justice code.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2008-10-14/201/
14 Oct 2008 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) The Criminal Justice Act 2006 enacted...Part 11 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006, which provides for civil proceedings in relation to anti-social...system, and these have been enshrined in legislation in the Children Act 2001, as amended....The Act is based on the principles of diversion from crime and anti-social behaviour, restorative justice...The Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 modernised the law in this regard.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-03-25/137/
25 Mar 2010 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes...This indicates that the work of An Garda Síochána and other justice agencies is providing a robust and...consistent response to the threat posed by criminal elements....obtaining evidence in such cases that last year I introduced two ground-breaking pieces of legislation: the Criminal...Justice (Surveillance) Act and the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act.
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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 - Chairman I welcome the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, and his officials...to this meeting for the purpose of consideration of Committee Stage of the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment...) Bill 1999.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2017-09-27/11/
27 Sep 2017 - Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (Deputy David Stanton) This amendment makes...a change to the commencement provisions of the Bill to allow that certain provisions, particularly provisions...relating to the use of screens in courtrooms to prevent a victim from having visual contact with the...The purpose of the amendment is to allow for a phased roll-out of the provisions on the use of screens...It mirrors existing commencement provisions in the Criminal Evidence Act 1992 that applied to other special
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2009-02-25/78/
25 Feb 2009 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) While the number of murders committed...involving knives showed a welcome decrease last year from 32 in 2007 to 11, the overall number of crimes...I have accepted these proposals and they will be included in the forthcoming Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous...Provisions) Bill....Drafting of the Bill is now almost completed, and the Government have agreed to treat it as a priority
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2008-11-19/27/
19 Nov 2008 - justice system....We had promises in relation to the criminal procedure Bill, dealing with the possibility of the retrial...justice system....It has been a feature of the criminal justice systems in Canada since 1984 and is common in many EU countries...that exists, give resources to the Garda and reform and implement 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/2017-05-17/2/
17 May 2017 - and safeguards for restorative justice practices in the Bill....such provision is necessary and I assure Deputies that I intend to make provision for the rights of victims...who participate in restorative justice practices in the Bill....The Children Act 2001 provides for a role for victims in the administration of cautions and in family...I assure Deputies that the necessary amendments will be brought forward during progress of the Bill.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2002-11-27/30/
27 Nov 2002 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....This includes the services of the Criminal Assets Bureau where appropriate in dealing with the proceeds...of crime....I should also mention that the terrorism Bill, which I hope to introduce in the near future, will contain
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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 That provision is in the Bill....Obviously, it would depend on the nature of the offence and the criminal charge that might be laid later...They are doing it in the best interests of the victim....I am concerned about a provision in the amendment, that being, "a victim shall be given reasonable opportunity...Victims can take all the time they like to replace the persons accompanying them.
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Debate: Joint Committee On Justice And Equality
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_justice_and_equality/2017-03-08/2/
8 Mar 2017 - Geiran has seen the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill....We had a presentation last week from a person on behalf of the Victims Rights Alliance....One of the concerns she had was that it does not include specific recognition of restorative justice.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2008-11-19/27/
19 Nov 2008 - Criminal Justice Acts passed during the previous Dáil are not yet commenced in many respects....justice system in the fight against gangland crime....His apathy has led Fine Gael to draft a Private Members' Bill today containing a package of measures,...Our Bill also addresses loopholes around sentencing, automatic remission and penalties for possession...He owes a duty of care to citizens and the victims of gangland crime and their families to rouse himself
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2016-06-22/4/
22 Jun 2016 - Tánaiste ( Frances Fitzgerald) On the Deputy's first question, the heads of the Bill were cleared by...Very detailed work is being done on the criminal justice (victims of crime) Bill.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-05-24/26/
24 May 2005 - I am deputising for my colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell,...As Deputies will be aware, the Criminal Justice Bill 2004, which is currently on 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 in regard to participation in a criminal organisation....Justice Bill.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-09-29/734/
29 Sep 2010 - Minister for Justice and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) I am informed by the Garda Authorities that...An Garda Síochána are proactive in preventing this type of crime by actively raising awareness of public...as part of the remit of the Irish Banking Federation Hi-Tech Crime Forum....of cybercrime, I can inform the House that I am proceeding with proposals for the preparation of a Criminal...Justice (Cybercrime) Bill.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2004-11-30/6/
30 Nov 2004 - Cummins These are substantial amendments and form a major part of the Bill before the House....I am somewhat concerned about the kite which the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy...We cannot disagree with anything that gives greater powers to combat crime, to bring criminals to heel...However, we wonder why such lengthy amendments are being tabled after the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment...) Bill 1999 was introduce.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2012-03-08/3/
8 Mar 2012 - with a view to introducing them in a consolidated Bill which would impact more severely on those congregating...for criminal purposes and who seem to have been able to do so for the past ten or 15 years while we...There is promised legislation such as the criminal justice (proceeds of crime) Bill, the criminal justice...(victims rights) Bill, the criminal justice corruption (consolidation) Bill, the criminal law (human...trafficking) (amendment) Bill and the criminal law (sexual offences) Bill, all of which have been promised
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2004-11-24/8/
24 Nov 2004 - I am pleased to present to the House the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 1999 on behalf of the Minister...Part 4 comprises 4 sections which amend the Criminal Justice Act 1994....Section 19 amends the seizure and detention of cash provision contained in section 38 of Criminal Justice...Section 20 amends the provision contained in section 39 of the Criminal Justice Act 1994 relating to...Section 21 amends section 43 of the Criminal Justice Act 1994 by providing for new definitions of "cash
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2004-11-24/8/
24 Nov 2004 - in this Bill...., the Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996 and the Criminal Justice Act 1994....I listened with interest recently to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, when he spoke...The victims of crime should be to the front of our minds at all times....A far greater emphasis should be placed on the plight of victims.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-03-22/37/
22 Mar 2006 - The primary basis for the law regarding public order offences is the Criminal Justice (Public Order)...The Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 2003 provides the Garda Síochána with additional powers to deal...As the Deputy will be aware, the Minister recently circulated his proposed Committee Stage amendments...to the Criminal Justice Bill 2004....Intelligence indicates that a number of crimes are being committed by criminals from outside the jurisdiction
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-03-02/6/
2 Mar 2017 - Deputy Ruth Coppinger The Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016 is to be welcomed because it...Victims have often been considered as merely witnesses to a crime and not victims who are also witnesses...It showed that 72% of victims feel re-victimised by the justice system....Most victims do not prosecute the crime....This matter deserves more attention when we are drafting amendments.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-11-21/40/
21 Nov 2017 - We have tabled an amendment to it and I hope that the Deputies in the House will support that....the Gardaí have adequate resources to recover goods or catch the perpetrators and a sense that the justice...system is not penalising these criminals sufficiently....Imagine the mental scaring for all victims of rural crime....I would appeal to all Deputies to support our amendment.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2009-02-04/12/
4 Feb 2009 - in serious crime by preventing and disrupting their criminal activity through extensive, additional,...The implications for opportunistic and unacceptable abuse of children by adults within the criminal justice...into operation following some changes made in the Criminal Justice Act 2006....Under the law as set out in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2007, it is an offence...law governing the protection of children against sexual abuse and exploitation for inclusion in the Bill
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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 - These sections, as members will see, are in Part 4 of the Bill which provides for replacement of the...Domestic Violence Act 1996 in existing legislation with reference to the corresponding provisions in this Bill...Since this Bill was published last year, a number of Acts, for example, the Criminal Justice (Victims...of Crime) Act 2017 and the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016, have...reference to the Domestic Violence Act 1996, so on Report Stage I intend bringing forward some technical amendments
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2012-07-10/309/
10 Jul 2012 - Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter) I propose to take Questions Nos. 346 and 347...and bringing the perpetrators of such crime to justice....This new legislation, the Criminal Justice Act 2011, was enacted on 2 August 2011....I am also bringing forward a new Bill to clarify and strengthen the law on corruption and to replace...In so far as the statistics cited by the Deputy are concerned, these relate to the outcome of the criminal
