Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 28 November 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

General Scheme of Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion

9:00 am

Photo of Caoimhghín Ó CaoláinCaoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses and Deputy Ó Laoghaire. We have reached the end of the meeting, but the committee is only at the start of its process. The hard work comes next. We have a report to prepare and we have to reach agreement on all of this. That includes colleagues who did not participate today. They will inform themselves on the basis of the witnesses' respective submissions and oral contributions.

Interesting references were made to Assistant Chief Constable Gray on two occasions. I do not know if she picked up on them. In the context of other former colleagues who have made a new home for themselves here, I was wondering how she would react to being addressed as an assistant commissioner. That happened twice during these proceedings. Mr. Dack has put his hand up; he started it. I am sure that Ms Hilman and Mr. Henderson will have a bit of fun with Assistant Chief Constable Gray over that on the way home. She had not brought them into her confidence. We will watch this space.

I thank Ms Geiran, Ms Burke and Mr. Dack, from the Probation Service. I thank Ms Gray, Ms Hilman and Mr. Henderson for journeying here to be with us and for their contributions. Safe home. I thank Ms Counihan and Rape Crisis Network Ireland. In light of the contribution of Dr. Fitzgerald-O'Reilly from the University of Limerick's school of law, that institution should be considered by prospective law students in the future. Well done. I thank all of our guests and the members for participating.

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