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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)
James Lawless: I thank Mr. Lalor. Last but not least, we will go to Mr. Donagh from the Irish Criminal Bar Association. I think Mr. Morrin is with Mr. Lalor, so both of them will get a chance to speak later on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)
James Lawless: When we get to questions, everyone will have a say then. Mr. Donagh is up next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)
James Lawless: I thank Mr. Donagh, and that concludes the first round of opening statements. We will then move to the other side of the table, and it is an opportunity for members to put their questions and observations to the witnesses. I have a roster here with six-minute slots. Senator Barry Ward, who is also vice-chair of this committee, was the first in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)
James Lawless: I am sorry; the Senator is out of time. We have to run a tight ship because we have others-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)
James Lawless: That seems like a concern that this committee should be aware of so I thank Ms Counihan for raising that. It is something that would be of great concern if that is actually the case. I am going to move on to Deputy Costello. He has to be in the Chamber in a few minutes so he is under pressure for time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)
James Lawless: There is one bench in this room. I think that question was directed at Mr. Donagh.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)
James Lawless: Does anyone wish to come in on either Deputy Costello's or Senator Ward's questions, or even a point the witnesses might like to make to elaborate on their opening statements? I will give a little latitude. There are a couple of minutes left in this slot.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)
James Lawless: Will Mr. Guerin elaborate on that? How does that work in other jurisdictions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)
James Lawless: Okay. That makes a lot of sense.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)
James Lawless: Do any of the other witnesses want to comment on that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)
James Lawless: Deputy Daly is up next, but I want to finish out that engagement on Senator Ruane's final question. She asked about a human rights challenge. I would be interested in the views of the witnesses on that. It strikes me that if a constitutional issue arose in the context of a criminal trial, it would be pursued by the defence team and would be covered by the legal aid certificate. Equally,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)
James Lawless: Is that habeas corpus?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)
James Lawless: If they win, however, they will get costs which could be substantial in a judicial review.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)
James Lawless: Would the view of the Bar Council of Ireland be that it should really come under a statutory rights scheme as per legal aid, rather than being on the-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)
James Lawless: Mr. Condon has his hand up. We are out of time but I will let him come in because he does not normally do so in his capacity as an observer. I am sure he has something to add to the argument, so I invite him to do that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)
James Lawless: That is good to know. We are going to move on to the next slot, and Deputy Daly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)
James Lawless: In practice, if someone required an engineer for a technical examination of a crime scene, would that application be made to the judge for assigning to the Legal Aid Board?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)
James Lawless: Directly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)
James Lawless: That concludes Deputy Daly's slot. I will put a question before starting the second round. Senator Ward has indicated for the second round and may be the last member offering. The session is due to conclude at 7 p.m. anyway, so we are into the last round in any event. I will make a couple of points. The case made by a number of the witnesses concerning the cuts to legal aid fees for...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion (3 Oct 2023)
James Lawless: Not getting paid at all?