Dáil debates
Tuesday, 24 April 2007
Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage
9:00 pm
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
That is why we are introducing the measure on disproportionality. A court can consider this and decide it is a guideline in respect of repeat or serious offences but, having regard to the quality of the second offence, it would be a disproportionate reaction to the particular offence committed.
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