Dáil debates

Thursday, 29 March 2007

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed)

 

2:00 pm

Photo of Aengus Ó SnodaighAengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

I move amendmentNo. 21:

In page 6, lines 33 and 34, to delete all words from and including "one" in line 33 down to and including "person" in line 34 and substitute "an employee of the Probation Service authorised".

This seeks to ensure that if electronic tagging is agreed to, those authorised are members of the probation and welfare service rather than privatise another part of the justice system. I am opposed to this privatisation on the same basis as the privatisation of the prisoner escort system. I do not want gardaí sitting at a desk watching monitors, but the probation and welfare service could be resourced to undertake this function. The service has the ability and understanding of the mindset and circumstances of people on bail or those who have been convicted and tagged. If it is outsourced to a private company one cannot guarantee that interest or expertise.

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