Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 1:

In page 12, line 6, after “persons;” to insert the following:

“to amend the Criminal Justice Act 1984 and other enactments to provide for the destruction of fingerprints, palm prints and photographs taken from or of certain persons in certain circumstances;”.

This amendment is to amend the Long Title of the Bill. I thank Deputies for their continued support for this very important piece of legislation which will provide invaluable support to the Garda Síochána in the investigation of crime. I mentioned on Committee Stage that I would be bringing forward some further amendments on Report Stage to deal mainly with historic samples and profiles and to ease the burden on the Forensic Science Laboratory in proving continuity of the chain of evidence for forensic exhibits in criminal trials. I am bringing forward these amendments along with some mainly technical drafting amendments.

The first amendment is one such drafting amendment to amend the Long Title of the Bill to take account of amendments made on Committee Stage to Part 11 relating to destruction arrangements for fingerprints, palm prints and photographs.

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