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Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: That will be at 11.30 p.m.

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 22:In page 7, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:“Procedures of Board 14.(1) The procedure of the Board in relation to the exercise of its functions shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be such as shall be determined by the Board, and the Board shall, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, make provision for the following:(a)...

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 23:In page 7, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:“Meetings 15.(1) The Board shall hold such and so many meetings as may be necessary for the due performance of its functions. (2) The quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be 8. (3) At a meeting of the Board—(a) the chairperson shall, if present, be chairperson of the meeting, and (b) if...

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 24:In page 7, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:“Liability of Board and chief executive 16.Neither—(a) the Board, a member or former member of the Board, nor (b) the chief executive or a former chief executive,shall be liable in damages in respect of any act done or omitted to be done by it or him or her in the performance, or purported...

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 25:In page 7, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:“Staff of Board 17.(1) The Minister may appoint such and so many of his or her officers as he or she may determine to be members of staff of the Board. (2) The terms and conditions of service of a member of the staff of the Board shall be such as may be determined from time to time by the Minister...

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 18:In page 7, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:“Membership of Board 10.(1) Subject to this section, the Board shall consist of such and so many members, including the chairperson, not being fewer than 12 or more than 15 in number, as the Minister may consider appropriate. (2) The members of the Board shall be appointed by the Minister. (3) Of the...

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 19:In page 7, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:“Term of appointment of members of Board 11.(1) Subject to this section and section 12, a member of the Board shall hold office for the period of 4 years from the date of his or her appointment. (2) (a) Of the members who are first appointed to be members of the Board, other than the chairperson, 7...

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 20:In page 7, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:“Resignation, removal, disqualification, ineligibility etc. for office of member of Board 12. (1) A member of the Board may resign from office by giving notice in writing to the Minister of his or her resignation and the resignation shall take effect on the day on which the Minister receives the...

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 21:In page 7, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:“Powers of Board 13.(1) The Board shall have all such powers as are necessary or expedient for the purposes of its functions, including—(a) to direct that a report in writing relating to the relevant person be prepared by such person as it considers appropriate, (b) where it is considering an...

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 10:In page 6, to delete lines 19 to 22.

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 11:In page 6, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following:“Application of Act5. (1) This Act is without prejudice to—(a) the power of the Minister to give a direction that a person be released from prison for a temporary period under section 2 of the Act of 1960, (b) the power to commute or remit a punishment under section 23 of the Criminal Justice...

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 12:In page 7, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following:“Establishment day6. The Minister shall, by order, appoint a day to be the establishment day for the purposes of this Act.”. These amendments are, by and large, technical in nature. They deal with the setting up of the board. The new section 6 allows the Minister to appoint a day to be the...

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 13:In page 7, line 5, to delete “commencement” and substitute “establishment”.

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 14:In page 7, lines 5 and 6, to delete all words from and including “to” in line 5 down to and including line 6 and substitute “which shall be known as An Bord Parúil or, in the English language, the Parole Board,”.

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 15:In page 7, to delete lines 14 and 15.

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 16:In page 7, line 17, to delete “signature” and substitute “signatures”.

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 17:In page 7, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:“Functions of Board9. (1) The Board, in addition to the other functions conferred on it by this Act—(a) shall provide information to persons serving sentences of imprisonment, victims and members of the public in relation to its functions, (b) shall provide information to the Minister in...

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 1:In page 5, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following:“ “Act of 1960” means the Criminal Justice Act 1960; “Act of 2001” means the Children Act 2001; “Act of 2005” means the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; “Act of 2006” means the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006; “Act of...

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I merely wish to state for the record and I should have opened by saying that this is, in essence, Deputy O'Callaghan's Bill.

Parole Bill 2016: Report Stage (3 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to acknowledge that. The amendments being put forward from the Government side are to assist Deputy O'Callaghan in the matter of clarity and I suggest to the House that Deputy O'Callaghan will be familiar with any Government amendments proposed. I hope that we have not done anything nor said anything that might cut across what is a Private Member's Opposition Bill. That is in the...