Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
General Scheme of Criminal Justice (Community Sanctions) Bill: Discussion
2:40 pm
Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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I would appreciate the delegates keeping in touch with the committee because some of the submissions also cover other areas we might deal with in the future. My colleagues would be very interested in some of the points made such as those Ms Casey outlined in the case of Tallaght.
Mr. McCarthy referred in the presentation on behalf of the Law Society of Ireland to issues that might interfere with the rights of people suspected of criminal activity. He also referred to a potential weakening of the constitutional rights of the accused. Will he expand a little on his concerns about sections 8 and 9?