Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 3 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion

Mr. Simon Donagh:

It is not quite custom and practice. The Supreme Court expressly stated in its judgment that it was not striking down the Act because it does not provide for that procedure. It instead just flows as a free-standing constitutional-----