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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1996-07-25/14/
25 Jul 1996 - He has been skirting around some type of smear campaign on both his Bill and on the Attorney General...We are dealing with amendments to the Fianna Fáil Private Members' Bill, originally the Proceeds of Crime..., Deputy Geoghegan-Quinn passed the Criminal Justice Act, 1994, a few short years ago....This Criminal Justice Act introduced by the then Minister for Justice, Deputy Geoghegan-Quinn, followed...the recommendations of the Law Reform Commission report on the confiscation of the proceeds of crime
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2016-05-05/4/
5 May 2016 - Crime creates victims, and even for someone who is not the victim, crime can be disturbing....Since the enactment of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 in 2009, 276 arrests have been made,...Justice (Amendment) Act 2009....The Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 also introduced provisions to respond to the reality of intimidation...by criminal gangs which were designed to tilt the balance firmly in favour of the rule of law and justice
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-07-08/32/
8 Jul 2004 - The Criminal Justice Bill published today would have contained draft provisions on criminal gangs if...I had the report on this of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2016-07-07/11/
7 Jul 2016 - However, the amendment, as the Senator knows, would disapply proceeds of crime legislation to conduct...I understand, of course, that the intention is to provide in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill...sexual activity with a prostitute and that this was a subject of considerable debate in this House, the justice...It is also the case that while the amendment would disapply the proceeds of crime legislation to money...conduct for the purposes of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1996-03-27/24/
27 Mar 1996 - Bill, 1995, the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (No. 2) Bill, 1995, the Criminal Law (Sexual Jurisdiction...) Bill, 1995, the Criminal Law (Bail) Bill, 1995, the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution Bill, 1995..., the Misuse of Drugs Bill, 1996, and the Criminal Procedure Bill, 1995....politically motivated when her responsibility should be to the thousands of past, present and future victims...of crime.
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Debate: Select Committee On Justice And Equality
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_justice_and_equality/2017-05-17/2/
17 May 2017 - Deputy Frances Fitzgerald Amendments Nos. 79, 109 and 115 provide that a copy of every victim assessment...Amendments Nos. 108, 109 and 114 provide a right for a victim to be accompanied in court by a support...They mirror new provisions in the Domestic Violence Bill 2017 which make a similar provision for a victim...However, the provision is not required in respect of criminal offences....proceedings, including section 19 of this Bill.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1997-11-18/16/
18 Nov 1997 - O'Donoghue): I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following...in the history of the State; —welcomes the Government's commitment to publish the Criminal Justice...They should be regarded as the engine of the criminal justice system —an integrated system in which it...Justice Bill, 1997, which I will publish tomorrow and on which I have been working throughout the summer...It affords the criminal justice system the opportunity of obtaining the best evidence from first hand
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-07-04/23/
4 Jul 2019 - Amendment No. 6 is contingent on amendment No. 7, which seeks to amend section 25 of the Bill....proceedings; (b) the defence of criminal proceedings; (c) policing; (d) the administration of justice...; (e) sentencing policy; (f) the promotion of the welfare of the victims of crime; (g) academic study...In the context of the importance of the victims of crime and their families having confidence in the...The amendment would give additional weight to the consideration of the welfare victims of crime.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1995-01-31/23/
31 Jan 1995 - Minister for Justice (Mrs....Owen) I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "That," and substitute the following: Dáil...Bill, which will streamline the process of early intervention, and will deal with the need for suitable...of crime which will include a review of the criminal injuries compensation system; and — notes the...This crime has appalled us all and reminds us in a most chilling way of the kind of criminals who operate
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1996-01-31/6/
31 Jan 1996 - she in favour of reforming them and, if so, will she introduce legislation to hold a constitutional amendment...earlier this year the State paid out substantial sums of money to the victim of a crime committed by...Victims of crime need more protection, not less....I call on the Minister for Justice to ask the Minister for the Environment to consider withdrawing that...Bill because it is inappropriate to proceed with it given the current situation.
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Debate: Select Committee On Justice And Equality
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_justice_and_equality/2019-02-20/3/
20 Feb 2019 - Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Charles Flanagan) I am pleased to be with the committee this...morning following Second Stage of the Bill in the Dáil, which was taken by the Minister of State, Deputy...matter of the new Act relating to domestic violence and, a short time before that, on the very important Criminal...Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-01-30/30/
30 Jan 2019 - Some €14 million was allocated in 2018 but more is obviously needed....State should have fully investigated and, if need be, prosecuted these offences, for the sake of the victims...It is possible that if the Garda had progressed these 7,894 suspected crimes through the criminal justice...Section 5(1) of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 makes it an offence for anyone in a public...justice system?
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Debate: Joint Committee On Justice, Defence And Equality
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_justice_defence_and_equality/2015-10-21/2/
21 Oct 2015 - The alliance welcomes the publication of the general scheme of the criminal justice (victims of crime...The scheme of the Bill has many positives, including the presumption that all child victims need special...We believe, however, that for the legislation to be effective, the heads must be amended to strengthen...time, after criminal proceedings....Supports for child victims of abuse, neglect, murder and other crimes are often inadequate.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-11-07/7/
7 Nov 2006 - Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....and their associates involved in serious crime by preventing and disrupting this criminal activity through...With regard to legislative measures, the Deputy will be aware that the Criminal Justice Act 2006 provides...A criminal justice miscellaneous provisions Bill is being drafted....The Bill will introduce a number of changes and improvements in the operation of the criminal justice
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2015-09-22/29/
22 Sep 2015 - who regrets that she cannot be present as she is attending an extraordinary meeting of European Union justice...Earlier this year, the Minister initiated a broad and urgent review of the criminal justice system's...In response, the Minister recently published the Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015....September reflected on the effects of burglaries in rural communities and concluded that the Minister's new Bill...would be a lever for change which would have the effect of "...obliging the criminal justice system
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-07-03/37/
3 Jul 2019 - Deputy Sean Sherlock I move amendment No. 56: In page 24, after line 14, to insert the following:...“Victims of crime: right to information 29. (1) Section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime...) Act 2017 is amended by inserting the following as subsection (2A): “(2A) A victim of an offence may...The amendment is self-explanatory. I ask the Minister for a response to this....It is a tightening up of the wording in respect of the rights of the victim.
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Debate: Select Committee On Justice And Equality
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_justice_and_equality/2017-05-17/2/
17 May 2017 - Deputy Clare Daly I move amendment No. 148: In page 33, after line 35, to insert the following:...a victim to participate in a restorative justice process unless satisfied that the victim would be reasonably...used only if they are in the interest of the victim, subject to any safety considerations, and are based...process, the victim is provided with full and unbiased information about that process and the potential...case; and (d) any agreement is arrived at voluntarily and may be taken into account in any further criminal
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-11-08/7/
8 Nov 2018 - An Leas-Chathaoirleach Dáil Éireann has agreed to the amendments made by Seanad Éireann to the Criminal...Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018....Dáil Éireann has passed the Children's Health Bill 2018, with amendment....Dáil Éireann has passed the Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018 to which the agreement of Seanad
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2012-11-07/3/
7 Nov 2012 - With regard to the criminal justice (victims rights) Bill, to strengthen the rights of victims of crime..., there will be more victims of crime if our rural Garda stations close.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2015-05-14/10/
14 May 2015 - Bill entitled an Act to amend the Children Act 2001; to amend section 1 of the Prevention of Crime Act...1908, section 10 of the Criminal Justice Administration Act 1914 and section 13 of the Criminal Justice...Act 1960 in order to remove persons under the age of 18 years from the scope of those provisions; to amend...and extend section 42 of the Criminal Justice Act 1999; and to provide for related matters.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2016-07-14/19/
14 Jul 2016 - criminals....Bureau and the Department of Justice and Equality....I listened with interest to the suggestions Deputies had for other amendments which could be made to...While the proposals for further amendments put forward today cannot be readily taken on board in the...This Bill forms part of a wider Government response to the recent acute problems of organised crime.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-12-08/59/
8 Dec 2004 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....in mind I have decided to bring forward, at an early stage, certain proposals for inclusion in the Criminal...Justice Bill 2004....If approved by Government, I hope to see such proposals being brought forward as amendments to the Bill...This research should give us greater understanding as to why some victims choose not to report cases
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-07-04/29/
4 Jul 2018 - An Cathaoirleach Dáil Éireann has agreed on 26 June 2018 to the amendments made by Seanad Éireann to...the Childcare Support Bill 2017....Dáil Éireann has passed the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill...2018 on 3 July 2018, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2015-06-17/48/
17 Jun 2015 - Bill entitled an Act to amend the Children Act 2001; to amend section 1 of the Prevention of Crime Act...1908, section 10 of the Criminal Justice Administration Act 1914 and section 13 of the Criminal Justice...Act 1960 in order to remove persons under the age of 18 years from the scope of those provisions; to amend...and extend section 42 of the Criminal Justice Act 1999; and to provide for related matters.
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Debate: Select Committee On Legislation And Security
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_legislation_and_security/1993-07-22/2/
22 Jul 1993 - When the Criminal Justice Bill, 1993, was going through the Dáil and the Seanad, all of us talked a lot...about the compensation of victims and how that might be done without the victim having once again to...meet the perpetrator of the crime....That provision would apply automatically to offences under the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill....Therefore, there is no need to include it as a separate provision or as an amendment to the Bill.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1997-10-14/181/
14 Oct 1997 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....O'Donoghue) The Children Bill, 1996 is primarily concerned with the problem of juvenile crime....the Government's Action Programme for the New Millennium is the enactment of comprehensive juvenile justice...At present I am examining the Bill with a view to bringing forward amendments....Making parents responsible for the crimes of their children may run the risk of breaching constitutional
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-10-03/4/
3 Oct 2019 - In this regard, will the Minister reflect on the proposals put forward by Fianna Fáil in our Bail (Amendment...) Bill 2017?...We need to target boys and young men to try to deter them from a life and path of criminality....and information for young people to make them aware of the downside of being involved in a life of crime...them, and that there should be opportunities available for them other than that life and the path of crime
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1993-03-10/3/
10 Mar 1993 - I have said that we need a victim orientated system of criminal justice and the Minister quite correctly...that there will be many cases where compensation orders cannot be made because the perpetrators of crimes...If we are to have a victim orientated criminal justice system we should restore to the criminal injuries...compensation board powers to make compensation awards in favour of the victims of the violent crimes
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2013-03-20/10/
20 Mar 2013 - The Minister has long held a deep interest in the needs of victims in the Irish criminal justice system...In 2002 and again in 2008, he tabled a Victims' Rights Bill while in opposition....As further evidence of his commitment to protecting those who find themselves to be the victim of a crime..., the Minister has ensured the budget for 2013 for the Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2008-06-24/29/
24 Jun 2008 - of Crime such as inconsistent levels of service provision to victims of crime across the country....The establishment of a new victims office, along with a reconstituted commission and victims' of crime...The measures I have announced affirm my personal determination to ensure that victims of crime receive...a high standard of service from the agencies within the criminal justice system and from the NGOs providing...support for victims of crime, funded 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/2009-02-25/147/
25 Feb 2009 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) I am informed by the Garda authorities...Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, which will be published shortly....There are already very severe penalties for firearms offences in place under the Criminal Justice Act...One of the main priorities I have set for An Garda Síochána in 2009 is to target gun crime through a...in serious crime by preventing and disrupting their criminal activity through extensive additional overt
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2007-10-03/26/
3 Oct 2007 - Deputy Áine Brady I thank the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform for his comprehensive contribution...This Government is providing unprecedented resources to all elements of the criminal justice system and...The sad fact is that victims feel they are the forgotten element in the criminal justice system....The Criminal Justice Bill 2007 gave the body politic an opportunity to send a clear and unambiguous message...A system where parental responsibility must be borne for criminal damage and costs incurred by victims
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2015-05-08/4/
8 May 2015 - the Minister for Justice and Equality, I welcome the opportunity to respond to the Proceeds of Crime...(Amendment) Bill 2014, introduced by my colleague, Deputy Eamonn Maloney, and commend him on the work...the perpetrators of crime to justice under our criminal law and to allow for the imposition of criminal...(amendment) Bill which is included in the Government's legislative programme....(amendment) Bill.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-10-16/27/
16 Oct 2018 - The Bill seeks to provide greater support to the victims of sexual violence, something that is much needed...Sexual assault, or any crime of a sexual nature, is a serious crime that should carry one of the highest...As a result, the public does not trust the justice system to deliver punishments that fit the crime....The Domestic Violence Act 2018 was a welcome step in the right direction by the Government, but more...If we are going to have a conversation about supporting victims of crime, in particular women, who represent
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2016-05-05/4/
5 May 2016 - White-collar criminals and others who launder the proceeds of protection rackets and other crimes and...We must focus on ensuring our society promotes justice and fairness at all levels....This ranges from supporting victims of sexual and domestic violence to tackling white-collar crime to...What is now required is a new domestic violence Bill to improve the protections available to victims...Such a Bill should include measures to reduce potential intimidation; limit the requirement for victims
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-02-16/61/
16 Feb 2005 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....the Garda Síochána in this area together with the legislative changes I am bringing forward in the Criminal...Justice Bill will have a positive impact....With this in mind I have decided to bring forward on Committee Stage of the Criminal Justice Bill 2004..., drug related crime, sexual crime and other criminal activity.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2004-11-24/8/
24 Nov 2004 - I pay tribute to the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform officials for their efforts in streamlining...Crime (Restraint and Disposal of Illicit Assets) Bill....The Proceeds of Crime Bill falls into the same category....The best way to invest the proceeds of crime taken by the Criminal Assets Bureau would be to put it all...I especially welcome section 5, an amendment of section 6 of the principal Act, which would allow a dependant
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2013-11-26/20/
26 Nov 2013 - Deputy Ray Butler When does the Government expect to publish a criminal justice Bill to strengthen...the rights of victims of crime and their families and to give effect to a proposed EU directive, in light
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2009-04-30/5/
30 Apr 2009 - I welcome the introduction of the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009, which could serve as a useful...weapon for the Garda in its fight against gangland crime and criminals in general....Measures such as those contained in the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009 will be of assistance...I am concerned about some of the suggestions relating to the Bill....The reform of handgun licences, coupled with the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009, can assist
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2008-11-18/19/
18 Nov 2008 - Deputy Charles Flanagan I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend...the Criminal Justice Acts, to abolish automatic remission of sentences in criminal cases, to provide...to be served on conviction of murder, to provide civil restrictions on persons involved in organised criminal
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Debate: Select Committee On Justice And Equality
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_justice_and_equality/2018-05-03/2/
3 May 2018 - Deputy Pat Breen I move amendment No. 232: In page 126, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following...: “Amendment of section 23 of Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 196....Section 23 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 is amended by the substitution...(3) The Data Protection Act 2018 shall, subject to any necessary modifications, apply and have effect
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-07-03/31/
3 Jul 2018 - Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Charles Flanagan) I move amendment No. 1: In page 31, lines...the passing into law of the Data Protection Act 2018 some weeks ago....It relates to an amendment in the Bill which makes reference to personal data within the meaning of the...Data Protection Act 1988, which was the law in force at the time the Bill was published....Given the 2018 Act inserted a definition of personal data in the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and
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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 Jim O'Callaghan I move amendment No. 152: In page 33, after line 35, to insert the following...invite a victim to participate in a restorative justice process unless satisfied that the victim would...services are used only if they are in the interest of the victim, subject to any safety considerations...process, the victim is provided with full and unbiased information about that process and the potential...case; and (d) any agreement is arrived at voluntarily and may be taken into account in any further criminal
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-06-23/58/
23 Jun 2005 - Justice (Public Order) Act 1994....The Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 2003 has also been enacted, the main purpose of which is to provide...Justice Bill 2004 which is currently at Second Stage in this House....For this reason, I announced last December that I intend to bring forward an amendment to the Criminal...Justice Bill 2004 to provide for the introduction of anti-social behaviour orders.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2016-09-28/3/
28 Sep 2016 - The enactment of the domestic violence Bill is an important step in the Government's long overdue ratification...In July, after a long delay, the Minister for Justice and Equality published the heads and general scheme...of the new domestic violence Bill....Can the Taoiseach say when he expects that Bill to be published and when the criminal justice (victims...of crime) Bill, which aims to strengthen the rights of victims of crime and is linked to this issue,
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-10-16/27/
16 Oct 2018 - Deputy Mattie McGrath I am happy to speak briefly on this Bill and salute Deputy O'Callaghan and his...It will also seek to amend section 17 of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 in order that...where victims of sexual violence make a complaint, they will be provided with relevant information and...scenario where it amounts to the sums provided by Government to cover the costs associated with civil and criminal...The Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, confirmed to me in a parliamentary reply that
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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. 33: In page 26, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the...following: "Amendment of section 6 of Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1981 26....Section 6 of the Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1981 is amended— (a) by the substitution of the following subsection...contract of service or under a contract for services by, an organisation which provides support to victims...of crime.".".
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2020-11-17/24/
17 Nov 2020 - The Bill is flawed in its purpose of creating an offence of hate crime....It imports identity politics into criminal law, which will prove unworkable, profoundly arbitrary and...The Bill is flawed beyond redemption. It is not capable of being amended....This Bill seems like a desperate attempt to garner popular support and media attention on the part of
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2012-02-01/23/
1 Feb 2012 - initiative involves a targeted response to burglary, taking into account locations, times, offenders and victims...In terms of existing legal provisions, An Garda Síochána enforces the provisions of the Criminal Justice...The House will appreciate that issues arise in this area which go beyond the field of criminal justice...legislation for which the Minister for Justice and Equality is responsible....Provision is also made in the Waste Management Act 1996, as amended, for the appointment of members of
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-07-03/37/
3 Jul 2019 - and the likely impact on the victim of a grant of parole,”.”....This amendment and amendment No. 56 speak to the issue of protecting the rights of victims in this process...The Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 gives victims a statutory right to certain information...My expectation in proposing the amendments is that these criteria would be added to the Bill as ones...It could be that what I am proposing in the amendments is already provided for in the Bill.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2016-07-05/10/
5 Jul 2016 - These measures include the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 which brought forward provisions to...respond to the reality of intimidation by criminal gangs; the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009...; the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 which addressed the use of weapons; the Criminal...fight against organised crime gangs; and the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing...Its Long Title indicates that it is to amend the Proceeds of Crime Act 1996.
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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. 35: In page 32, after line 36, to insert the following...: "Amendment of Act of 2001 29. (1) The Act of 2001 is amended— (a) in section 3(1), by the insertion...of the following definition: " 'secondary victimisation' has the same meaning as it has in the Criminal...Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 ;", (b) in section 26— (i) by the insertion of the following subsection...the victim from secondary and repeat victimisation, intimidation or retaliation while the victim is
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2000-10-05/5/
5 Oct 2000 - I remind the Deputy that the Criminal Justice Act, 1997, provides for a mandatory ten year prison sentence...I am preparing a Bill which will provide more effective powers for the Garda when investigating crimes...and the Bill before the House will further assist the targeting of organised crime....It would be worth bearing in mind also that the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act, 1998, which...It may have escaped his attention that I published, at the end of June, the Criminal Justice (Theft and
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2008-06-25/29/
25 Jun 2008 - The Victims Charter and Guide to the Criminal Justice System 1999 committed this State to giving victims...of crime a central place in the criminal justice system, yet after nine years we are still waiting for...Reform of a major new initiative for victims of crime....I note from his press release he talks about a new groundbreaking Bill to be drafted and presented to...of crime.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2007-04-24/142/
24 Apr 2007 - Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....activities of a number of key criminal gangs....The personnel strength of the Organised Crime Unit at the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation has...been augmented to address the problem of organised criminal activity....As a result of the Criminal Justice Bill 2007 which is currently before the Oireachtas the law enforcement
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-12-14/48/
14 Dec 2006 - Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....The 16th amendment of the Constitution provided for the refusal of bail to a person charged with a serious...The Bail Act 1997 gave effect to the amendment and tightened up the bail regime generally....Justice Act 1984 from 12 hours to 24 hours....The House will be aware that the recently enacted Criminal Justice Act 2006 provides a comprehensive
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1996-07-26/5/
26 Jul 1996 - crime....I commend the Government for having accepted this Bill....bring forward a constitutional amendment so that criminals cannot hide behind their constitutional...In the name of Veronica Guerin, Detective Garda Gerry McCabe and all the unnamed victims of crime in...I praise the Government amendments to it and I hope it will be passed speedily by this House.
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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. 7: In page 4, paragraph ( b ), line 18, to delete “section 6” and substitute...The amendment removes the previous without prejudice reference to section 6 in the new section 3( a )...of the Bill with a without prejudice reference to section 3(7) and section 6....consequence is to ensure the effect on any extant section 2 interim order made under the Proceeds of Crime...Act 1996 or the making of a forfeiture or confiscation order under the Criminal Justice Acts or a forfeiture
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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 - That is modelled on the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001....Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001....purposes and inserts a definition of proceeds of crime in the Criminal Justice Act 1994, for consistency...with definitions contained in this Bill....The Bill as published amended the definition of "applicant" as defined in section 1 of the Proceeds of
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2018-09-27/43/
27 Sep 2018 - Fianna Fáil will support the Bill....The rising rates of crimes of a sexual nature is deeply worrying for society but horrendous for victims...In truth, the figures are likely far higher, and it is accepted that the reporting rates for crimes of...There can be a perception that the criminal justice system is not on the side of the victim, and one...However, we are now in the final quarter of 2018 and the Government has yet to prioritise legislation
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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 - it on the general scheme of the criminal justice (victims of crime) Bill....must be properly assessed as to whether they are proportionate and necessary for the prevention of crime...The inclusion of victim impact statements is already provided for in section 5 of the Criminal Justice...Like Canada’s Victims Bill of Rights Act, we would hope the provisions of this Bill will not interfere...We welcome the important provision on restorative justice schemes in the Bill.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1983-07-07/5/
7 Jul 1983 - Minister for Justice (Mr....would refer the Deputy to my reply to the debate in the House on 4 May 1983 on the Second Stage of the Criminal...Justice (Community Service) Bill....On the legislative front there is the Criminal Justice (Community Service) Bill to which I have referred...and this is being followed by a further Criminal Justice Bill which I hope will be published at an early
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1996-01-31/6/
31 Jan 1996 - Why has the Minister not yet reached a conclusion and a decision on amending our bail laws, given that...Why has it taken her this long to introduce one Bill concerning criminal justice?...reality, which I doubt — that this Government is moving in a unified way to combat what people see as a crime...The Minister may have more accurate figures than I, but my information is that in the region of 4,416 crimes
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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 existing text of section 7 on the provision of information provides that a victim shall receive,...Second, section 7 does not provide for a victim to receive information where a decision is made to prosecute...Amendment No. 39 replaces the term "institute criminal proceedings" with "prosecute a person", which...Amendment No. 40 inserts a new paragraph into section 7(2) to ensure a victim receives information on...Amendment No. 54 again replaces the term "institute criminal proceedings" with "prosecute a person".
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Debate: Select Committee On Legislation And Security
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/select_committee_on_legislation_and_security/1993-07-13/4/
13 Jul 1993 - Section 5 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1993 provides, as Deputy Gilmore acknowledged, that in determining...in Deputy Gilmore's amendment....effect of crime on the victim....That is why the Criminal Justice Act, 1993 was such an important step forward and I am glad that under...crime on the victim.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2020-11-17/24/
17 Nov 2020 - I commend Senator O'Loughlin and her colleagues on proposing a Bill on hate crime and, indeed, on raising...The Bill is problematic in terms of the wording used and it will require a good deal of amendment....justice system, as well as victim supports....Without the drafting of the legislation we are failing the victims of hate crime and society more broadly...We must move towards a system of education and supports, not just for those in the criminal justice system
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2016-09-28/3/
28 Sep 2016 - The second Bill mentioned by the Deputy, the criminal justice (victims of crime) Bill, should be published
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2009-04-09/76/
9 Apr 2009 - Minister for Justice, Equality 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,...context, I sought and received proposals from the Garda Commissioner on strengthening the law on knife crime...I have accepted these proposals and the forthcoming Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill...Drafting of the Bill has now been completed, and it is intended to publish it shortly.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2016-05-05/4/
5 May 2016 - Targeting repeat burglars, the Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Act 2015 will require that the...that a person has persistently committed serious offences while on bail and to hear evidence from the victim...The bail Bill will also make provision in respect of electronic tagging....such as additional high-visibility patrols in targeted areas, increased use of checkpoints to tackle criminal...While I am delighted to see the many improvements brought in by the Minister for Justice and Equality
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-05-17/7/
17 May 2005 - Are we clear on the extent of the gun crime problem?...It should be published on a separate basis to the Criminal Justice Bill so that it can be passed quickly...It may be tied up if it is locked into the Criminal Justice Bill as there are many other issues in the...Bill that need to be teased out....We have legislation dealing with hostage-taking with regard to international crime but not domestic crime
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-07-06/13/
6 Jul 2017 - The next item is Report Stage of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2011-10-25/64/
25 Oct 2011 - Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter) I propose to take Questions Nos. 80 and 441...The criminal law takes a serious view of offences committed by persons on bail....Section 11 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 provides that any sentence of imprisonment passed on a person...The Bail Act 1997, which gave effect to the terms of the Sixteenth Amendment of the Constitution, provides...In addition, section 6 of that Act, as amended by section 9 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007, provides
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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 - Ms Grainia Long The ISPCC is pleased to give evidence on the heads of the criminal justice (victims...of crime) Bill....will move from a criminal justice system that is often narrow, minimalist and compliance-led in terms...If the Bill is to inspire culture change in terms of how we treat children in the criminal justice system...I will speak briefly about other examples of the lack of resources in the criminal justice system.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2015-10-20/10/
20 Oct 2015 - communities throughout the country and I am determined to continue to take strong action against the criminals...My response to burglaries and crime generally is focused on two key objectives: strengthening of the...Earlier this year I called together the heads of all of the criminal justice agencies to devise a new...As I noted earlier, that is why I brought forward the Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill,...The Garda strategy to counter burglaries and related crimes has been co-ordinated under Operation Fiacla
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2004-11-30/6/
30 Nov 2004 - The amendment seeks to extend the definition of what actually amounts to criminal conduct....The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform has taken a very narrow approach to establishing what...The amendment would more accurately reflect the literal interpretation of the words "criminal conduct...Under the narrow definition proposed in the Bill such people would not be considered to be engaged in...The amendment could possibly broaden the ambit of the Bill and would certainly make more possibilities
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2016-07-05/10/
5 Jul 2016 - Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee I welcome the Minister and her comments on the Bill....The Criminal Assets Bureau, CAB, was established and the proceeds of crime legislation introduced as...The other changes the Bill seeks to make are also welcome and necessary in the fight against crime....of the Criminal Justice Act from €6,500 to €1,000....We all agree these are the innocent victims and that their young fragile minds need to be protected.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-02-02/24/
2 Feb 2010 - justice system in their fight against gangland crime....Of course, the criminal justice system has a role to play in attempting to stop these killings....Justice (Surveillance) Act and the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act....Justice (Amendment) Act to complain now about the fact that convictions have not yet been secured under...Of course, like anyone else involved in the criminal justice system, I feel frustration that it inevitably
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-01-15/31/
15 Jan 2019 - Statistics Office (CSO) show an increase in burglary and theft offences nationally for quarter one of 2018...; — conduct an immediate review of the operation of the Bail Act 1997 and the Criminal Justice Act 2007...them, their farms or their homes, while some 41% of respondents had been the victim of crime more than...I do not advocate that but what will the victims do?...The Minister for Justice and Equality is not present, but the Fianna Fáil spokesperson on justice, Deputy
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2008-12-18/207/
18 Dec 2008 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern) As the Deputy is aware, the legislation...the Government to tackle serious drug trafficking in Section 27 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 (as amended...by the Criminal Justice Acts 1999, 2006 and 2007), provides for mandatory minimum sentences of not less...The provisions of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 were recently renewed by my Department...A significant number of crime gangs involved in this type of criminal activity have been disrupted and
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2017-01-24/6/
24 Jan 2017 - , the new domestic violence Bill, the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill and the Criminal Justice...Members are told the drafting of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill is a priority....to Cabinet this morning to include within the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill a definition in law...Can the Taoiseach tell Members when the amendments will be published and perhaps tell them whether it...includes creating new criminal offences targeting online sexual predators?
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-03-06/9/
6 Mar 2018 - Deputy Charles Flanagan Part 5 of this Bill, which deals with criminal justice bodies, does not relate...It is concerned with a breach on the part of a criminal justice body, such as the Office of the Director...I am not sure the insertion of the amendment proposed by Senator Higgins would have the effect she appears...Therefore, I am unable to accept the amendment....All the issues we are dealing with under section 81 of the Bill pertain to criminal justice.
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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 - We are being prevented from broadening the protection that is in place for victims of crime where other...We were trying to do precisely that with this group of amendments and the definition of the competent...It was strongly suggested by the Victims Rights Alliance that, in the context of other entities such..., which is what we are supposed to do, and have a positive effect on victims in cases where crimes are...We are looking for any statutory authority which has the power to investigate and prosecute criminal
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2019-10-02/9/
2 Oct 2019 - Senator Martin Conway I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Seanad Éireann" and substitute...Bureau, the National Economic Crime Bureau, the National Bureau of Criminal Investigations, with support...number of recorded homicide incidents in the second quarter of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018...; - that the recent passage of the Criminal Justice (International Co-Operation) Act 2019 will allow...develop an evaluation framework for a mid-term review of the strategy in 2020; - the Minister for Justice
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2016-07-14/19/
14 Jul 2016 - Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald) I move: "That the Bill be now read a...Deputies will be familiar with the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 which brought forward provisions...to respond to the reality of intimidation by criminal gangs; the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act...2009 which provided for covert surveillance; the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009...which addressed the use of weapons; the Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Act 2008 which was brought
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1999-05-13/24/
13 May 1999 - An Leas-Cheann Comhairle Seanad Éireann has passed the Criminal Justice (Location of Victims' Remains...) Bill, 1999, without amendment.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-02-25/40/
25 Feb 2004 - The Minister is as concerned as Deputy Broughan about serious car crime and associated anti-social activity...under section 2 of the Criminal Damage Act 1991....Any amendments to the existing body of road traffic legislation is a matter for the Minister for Transport...Justice (Public Order) Act 2003 are making a real impact....This is a complex problem which, while requiring significant inputs from the criminal justice system,
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1993-10-13/19/
13 Oct 1993 - keep a balance between important civil liberties for the ordinary citizen and protecting people from crime...It is that which concerns me most about the Criminal Procedure Bill and the anti-boisterous provisions...in the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill....If we create more and more occasions on which criminality will be detected and prosecuted and where
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2016-07-05/9/
5 Jul 2016 - There is no bar to this happening and we will table amendments to this effect....or incorporate the intent of the Bill in this legislation....a vehicle to raise revenue while continually reducing funding allocated to the communities that are victims...of crime and, at some point, I hope it takes this on board....had the political will to fund these much-needed community organisations, it could easily do so by amending
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2016-07-05/10/
5 Jul 2016 - There is no bar to this happening and we will table amendments to this effect....or incorporate the intent of the Bill in this legislation....a vehicle to raise revenue while continually reducing funding allocated to the communities that are victims...of crime and, at some point, I hope it takes this on board....had the political will to fund these much-needed community organisations, it could easily do so by amending
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-01-30/30/
30 Jan 2019 - Children are failed and victims of crime are failed.’; and; - these findings are shocking, serious lessons...In 2001, the Children Bill was enacted....First, it was doing a disservice to the victims of crime....The people who are the victims of crime, whether it is committed by a child or an adult, are entitled...and, if the individual is apprehended, that the individual will be put through the criminal justice
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1997-11-19/21/
19 Nov 1997 - The amendment in his name calls on Dáil Éireann to note his determination and sets out the programme...a crime council....for Justice, Deputy Owen, whom he derided when in Opposition....Bill....What we are left with is threadbare legislation, the Criminal Justice Bill.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2016-05-05/4/
5 May 2016 - does not grab headlines unless it results in death, and all too often a wife or female partner is the victim...I fully support the Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Act 2015, as referred to by Deputy Naughton...I welcome the commitment of the Minister for Justice and Equality to modernise and streamline the bail...The bail Bill 2015 contains new powers to arrest without warrant for breach of bail conditions....monitoring, known as tagging, has been effective and cost effective in other jurisdictions and the bail Bill
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-02-03/25/
3 Feb 2010 - , Equality and Law Reform stated he could not stand by and allow our criminal justice system to be undermined...crime....Garda organisational structures must be amended to reflect the focus on community-based policing....I wish to raise the issue of youth justice....The crime of grooming children for the purposes of criminal activity should be introduced.
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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. 22: In page 6, before section 8, to insert the following new section:...—Section 5(1) of the Act of 1996 is hereby amended— ( a ) by the substitution of references to ‘criminal...conduct’ for the references to ‘criminal activity’, and ( b ) by the insertion of ‘an authority with...functions related to the recovery of proceeds of crime,’ after ‘being’.”.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2020-12-10/10/
10 Dec 2020 - Consumers should know they can safely pay their bills and shop online and that they will not be subject...measures to enhance agency and multi-agency enforcement, as well as increasing capacity across the criminal...justice system to prevent this crime....tackling economic crime....In particular, the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018 is very important legislation in the
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1995-01-31/23/
31 Jan 1995 - The Minister's predecessor, Deputy Geoghegan-Quinn, introduced the much needed Criminal Justice (Public...Order) Act, 1994 to give the Garda Síochána adequate powers to deal with incidence of crime on our streets...The Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act, 1994 was a welcome move and I wish the Minister success in introducing...The laws in relation to the right to silence, the revolving door system, crimes committed by persons...We need to get the Juvenile Justice Bill on the Statute Book as quickly as possible.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2009-04-30/5/
30 Apr 2009 - I also welcome the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009 which is on Second Stage in the other House...Some measures have already been introduced through the Criminal Justice Acts 2006 and 2007 and there...are some proposals for the future apart from the electronic surveillance Bill....and new offences in Part 7 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 where persons commit offences for the benefit...of or in association with a criminal organisation.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2015-09-30/24/
30 Sep 2015 - Deputy James Bannon When can we expect the criminal justice (corruption) Bill and the criminal justice...(victims rights) Bills?
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2003-11-25/45/
25 Nov 2003 - I have also published the scheme of a revised Criminal Justice Bill in recent months....The aim of the Bill is to ensure that the Garda Síochána has at its disposal the necessary legislative...framework to allow for the proper investigation and prosecution of serious crime....warrant which would expire after 24 hours; introducing statutory powers for the gardaí to preserve a crime
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1998-11-26/37/
26 Nov 1998 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr....The Criminal Justice (Fraud Offences) Bill is currently being drafted and I intend to bring it before...The Bill, when enacted, will put the criminal justice system in a much stronger position to tackle the...issue of white collar crime, with appropriate laws containing severe penalties, including long prison...legislation will demonstrate in the strongest possible terms that this Government is not soft on white collar crime