Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 6 December 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2022: Discussion

Photo of James LawlessJames Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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I thank Ms Toolan. That is useful to know.

I will ask a smattering of questions based on the various submissions. The first will be for the Department of Justice. It has been highlighted that there is no right of appeal under the Bill. This seems unusual, given that almost every administrative decision or statutory framework includes a right of appeal, usually to the High Court on a point of law. Is such a right envisaged at a later stage? How does it stand?