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Seanad: Garda Síochána (Police Co-Operation) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Apr 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I will withdraw it but ask the Minister of State to look at it again. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Police Co-Operation) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Apr 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I support the amendment.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Police Co-Operation) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Apr 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I raised the issue of section 3(4) yesterday but the Minister of State did not refer to it in his reply. Will he clarify the reason those parts of the normal Garda legislation do not apply to a seconded person, a matter which relates to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c)?

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Police Co-Operation) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Apr 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: My understanding is that the person concerned would not be disciplined by the Garda Síochána in any case. The disciplinary action would be carried out by the PSNI. I question the value of the subsection but at the same time I appreciate what the Minister of State has outlined.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Police Co-Operation) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Apr 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I support the general point made by Senators Jim Walsh and Terry. I presume the programmes to which we referred will provide opportunities for women members of the two forces to have experience in the other police force. Perhaps this measure could be built on.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Police Co-Operation) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Apr 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy O'Dea, for coming to the House to debate the Bill. It is an important part of the developing relationship between the UK, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. I appreciate the need for the timely passing of the legislation, but I also reiterate the need for reforming legislation concerning the structures of accountability for the Garda...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Apr 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I again want to raise with the Leader the need for an ongoing debate on the war in Iraq and the situation in the Middle East generally. I note the statements about Syria made by US figures only yesterday and how it is evident that a bigger project than the action on Iraq is under way as far as the United States is concerned. It is important that Ireland is to the forefront in making clear...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 May 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I also wish to raise with the Leader the figures on homelessness, house price statistics and the Simon Community report published yesterday. I would like a discussion on the reason the figures regarding homelessness – some counties have a zero rating – were disputed by the Simon Community in terms of its experience and the use of its services in the counties concerned. I support Senator...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (14 May 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank the Minister of State for being in the Chamber and his presentation. The Labour Party broadly welcomes the Bill, which is based on co-operation in criminal law rather than harmonisation of criminal law. It is the right approach to leave intact as much as possible our sovereignty as regards criminal law and the principles which underpin it, while maximising measures at European level...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 May 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I support Senator Ryan's amendment to the Order of Business in order that we can discuss the proposal to reintroduce third level fees. Deputy Batt O'Keeffe admitted in yesterday's Irish Independent that participation at third level by those in lower and middle income groups had increased substantially.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 May 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: Participation by all socio-economic groups has increased since the abolition of third level fees. The Government is not only trying to hit middle income earners but also the PAYE sector. No matter what the income threshold is, PAYE workers would be hit unfairly.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 May 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I support Senator Brian Hayes's proposal to change the Order of Business. We urgently need to debate this issue. Irrespective of the motives of the former Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Woods, we need to find out what lay behind his announcement in relation to funding prior to the general election and his statement yesterday to the effect that he did not know what had happened to...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (20 May 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 1: In page 4, subsection (1)(a), lines 14 to 15, to delete "that established the team". The purpose of the amendment is to make the section clearer. We put it to the Minister of State that the qualifier "that established the team" provided for in paragraph (a) is inappropriate. For example, if the State and another state establish a team and a third state joins the team,...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (20 May 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: The Minister of State should reconsider this aspect. If a member state not involved in establishing a team joined one, its members would be outside the definition. As worded, the subsection clearly envisages that a team may comprise members from other member states. If that was not meant, why would a member of a team be seconded in the first instance? As worded, the provision could exclude...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (20 May 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I will withdraw the amendment on that basis. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Section 1 agreed to. SECTION 2.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (20 May 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 6: In page 7, subsection (4), line 19, after "State," to insert "and the Competent Authority is satisfied that the conditions specified in section 4(3) exist,". Section 5(4), as worded, provides that the State can join an existing joint investigation team without any conditions and, in particular, without any of the conditions that would have to be considered if the State...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (20 May 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: Under section 5, if the State joins a joint investigation team, the team will not have been set up with its agreement. The Minister of State mentioned a cross-reference but there is no cross-reference that I can see between the two sections. Even though under each section the State's involvement in the team is under different circumstances, surely there should be similar criteria for joining...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (20 May 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 7: In page 8, subsection (2), between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following new paragraph: "(a) a bureau officer (within the meaning of the Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996) who is not a member of the Garda Síochána,".

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (20 May 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 8: In page 8, subsection (2)(c), line 14, after "persons" to insert "being officers of the Minister or of another Minister of the Government". This amendment seeks to insert a provision to the effect that a person appointed by the Minister would be an officer of the Minister or another Minister of the Government. Without this qualification, anyone could be appointed to a...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (20 May 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I still have concerns about who might be appointed under this provision. Freelance operators could be appointed. The scope of the provision is broad. How would a person appointed, who is not a public official, be accountable? What kind of person is it envisaged will be appointed? If a psychologist was to be appointed – bearing in mind that there are psychologists employed as public...