Jim O'Keeffe
Ceist:37 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice whether he favours giving powers to the Director of Public Prosecutions to seek a review of sentences he considers to be over-lenient.
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37 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice whether he favours giving powers to the Director of Public Prosecutions to seek a review of sentences he considers to be over-lenient.
The question of changes in the law in this area will be considered when the report of the Law Reform Commission on sentencing policy, which I understand will cover the question of whether the prosecution should be able to appeal against over-lenient sentences, is received by the Attorney General and submitted to the Government.