Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

I move amendmentNo. 23:

In page 7, to delete lines 23 to 26.

This amendment involves the deletion of paragraph (g). This is a major change because a judge should make his or her own decision on the basis of the application before the Bench and not on the basis of previous decisions taken by judges as regards applications relating to totally different charges. That is one of the concerns I have as regards this whole section. While there might be some logic to it, it is not as well thought out as it should be. Further discussion might have corrected some of the problems I have in this regard.

This section as a whole mentions that the person has to furnish the prosecutor with a written statement, but does not mention a timeframe, while later on it states that a court may extend the period for the production of same. Perhaps the Tánaiste might explain whether this statement has to be given within a week, a day, or a few hours after the application for bail has been made.

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