Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 17 May 2017
Select Committee on Justice and Equality
Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage
9:00 am
Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
The difference is probably the use of the word "shall" as opposed to "may", which takes us back to the earlier argument that this should be compulsory. The word "shall" is used in the directive, whereas the legislation uses the word "may".
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