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

Photo of Jonathan O'BrienJonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Informing victims may give rise to a cost to the Exchequer but we either inform them or we do not inform them. As an Opposition Deputy, I find it extremely frustrating that, having spent considerable time doing research and drafting amendments, they are ruled out of order because the word "shall" as opposed to "may" is used. The way we do our work in here is bonkers.

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