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 Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I would have liked to have put down "all information", but because "all information" clearly is not appropriate in certain instances, I did not propose "all information". By including "all relevant information", it presumes it is information that can lawfully be given and would not impede a prosecution or be too sensitive to be given out or whatever. The word "information" on its own is just too loose. This is about empowering the victim with as much relevant information as is possible in order for him or her to make informed decisions. All the definitions and everything we are all saying have a degree of subjectivity. I am just trying to narrow it and I am not sure I got the best bit. If the Minister is happy with "relevant", I do not see why she would not be happy with "all relevant". It is not all information. It is just all relevant information.

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