Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 33:

In page 28, to delete lines 28 to 33.

If someone is living in a place without the consent of the owner, then that person cannot be tagged unless they themselves agree to it. What we are saying here is that if a person squats in a premises or declares themselves homeless, then they cannot be tagged or the tag they have on has to be removed. There is an incentive there for someone to make themselves homeless in order to lose the electronic tag that they have. We must remember that those individuals who are going to be tagged are only those who are considered at high risk. I think we are providing a loophole in the legislation to allow high-risk sex offenders who should be electronically tagged a way out of not being electronically tagged on the basis that they are squatting somewhere, or have declared themselves homeless.