Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There will be a need for a criminal offence provision in order to facilitate a power of arrest when needed. There may be circumstances when this would be required very quickly and there would not be time for a court hearing; a process that might be lengthy. This amendment is similar to a breach of a condition in respect of other forms of release. A condition of temporary release, for example, is where on the matter of a breach, the person is arrested and returned to the place of detention. This process moves swiftly. I stress that this matter was given legal consideration. We were in contact with the Office of the Attorney General since the issue was discussed on Committee Stage. It is important to reflect the regime that operates and is used with other forms of conditional release, which in the circumstances this can be seen to be.

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