Dáil debates

Tuesday, 24 January 2017

Criminal Justice (Suspended Sentences of Imprisonment) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage

 

7:25 pm

Photo of Jonathan O'BrienJonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Will the Minister comment briefly on the restorative part of a suspended sentence? The conditions attached to a suspended sentence are obviously preventative, to encourage somebody not to commit another crime. Is there any element we could build in to make them restorative as well, so people give something back to the community?

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