Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Select Committee on Justice and Equality
Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage
9:00 am
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
The section provides for hearings on parole applications and indicates that candidates for parole are entitled to legal representation for that purpose. I advise the committee that, in line with that provision, there will be provision to allow legal aid for the purposes of such representation. I will propose amendments to that end, either amendments to a particular section or to provide for the introduction of a new section. Other amendments to accommodate the interaction of the section with other provisions of the Bill may also arise.
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