Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I have read some of the Irish Penal Reform Trust analysis on the need to address the legacy of people and the positivity around that. What is the pathway for this in terms of the interaction of the trust with the Minister? Where is it at around the Bermuda Triangle of legislation that we have at the moment?

I was just thinking about a separate point when I heard the interaction. The parallel issue to all this is the Internet and the fact that someone may have a conviction and is labelled with that conviction forever. Has that in some way superseded legislative intervention? What solutions are there in that area? We all know employers. There is not only a formalised engagement around what conviction a person might have but there is also the obvious search that occurs and the trawl that happens. How is that squared? That will inevitably remove many people who we are talking about from potential employers.