Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

The Criminal Justice Bill is being cited outside the House as important for various reasons, beyond its substance, including how it bears on our democracy and how that must be taken into account. I have come from a conference in the National Library organised by TASC, entitled Power to the People — Assessing Democracy in Ireland. This Bill was cited as an example of whether it is progressive or regressive.

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