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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Do members wish to raise any matters?. Deputy Jack Chambers is first.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We can revert to Deputy Chambers.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We are dealing with the first amendment to section 2. We are questioning any aspect of the amendment that members wish to raise. Are Deputy Chambers and Deputy O'Callaghan satisfied at this point?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Absolutely, one would have thought that would have been the case in any event. However, recent matters have raised an awareness.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: No other Deputies are showing.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does any member wish to raise any matter in respect of amendment No. 2?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is what is being proposed.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Deputy Danny Healy-Rae is very welcome to join us. There is always a seat for him.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Very good.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Message to Dáil (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: As consideration of the Bill has been completed, in accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Justice and Equality has completed its consideration of the Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016 and has made amendments thereto.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That concludes our address of the Courts (No. 2) Bill. We will now move on to the Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016. I will give the Minister of State a moment to get his paperwork sorted. I thank the departmental officials who assisted with our consideration of the Courts (No. 2) Bill and welcome the new officials who will assist with the Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016. Members will know that...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does any member wish to comment on that matter before we proceed with dealing with the nuts and bolts of the legislation?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Deputy O'Callaghan. We will now proceed. There are no amendments to section 1.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We will now move on to amendments Nos 1, 3, 13 and 14 which are grouped together.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: No, we have noted that. I was just affording the Minister of State the opportunity to add to those remarks if he so wished. Does any member of the committee wish to comment on these amendments? No. I will not labour the point.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Amendment No. 2 also proposes to insert a new section.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Deputy Daly is next and then Deputy O'Callaghan.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Deputy O'Brien indicated that he wanted to make a supplementary comment.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Deputy Chambers is before Deputy Brophy.