Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 55:

In page 24, after line 14, to insert the following:“Amendment of Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017

41.Section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 is amended—

(a) in subsection (2)(m)—

(i) by the insertion of the following subparagraphs after subparagraph (iv):

“(iva) any application for parole by the person,

(ivb) any release of the person on parole and any conditions attaching to such release which relate to the victim, and”,

and

(ii) in subparagraph (v), by the substitution of “in custody, on temporary release from prison under section 2 or 3 of the Act of 1960 or on parole” for “in custody or on temporary release from prison under section 2 or 3 of the Act of 1960”,

and

(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (8):

“(9) In this section, ‘application for parole’ and ‘parole’ have the meanings they have in the Parole Act 2019.”.”.

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