Dáil debates
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage
7:25 pm
Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
There will be an opportunity for the parolee in question to make a submission. Not every breach would result in an arrest but there will be a requirement and the Garda would need such a power, in certain circumstances. There will not always be a prosecution. The important point is the protection of victims. There would be an opportunity for the parolee to make a submission on the nature of the order. The parole order would be suspended until the board makes a decision on the matter of a variation; whether to let it stand or whether to revoke it. The parolee will be entitled both to make a submission and to legal representation on the matter of the submission when the issue is being considered by the board. The most important consideration is the need for order and the needs and concerns of the victims. What we are doing here is along the lines that exist with other forms of conditional release.
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