Results 3,041-3,060 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2007)
Brendan Howlin: For one person.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2007)
Brendan Howlin: Is that for both systems or only the fixed point system?
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2007)
Brendan Howlin: The Minister might drop us a note on that.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2007)
Brendan Howlin: This, effectively, is the first amendment to be dealt with.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2007)
Brendan Howlin: Yes. I am convinced that we need to give reassurances that such a system will work and the proposal in this amendment is a way of doing that. It would give some imperative to the Minister if he were to provide for this in legal terms in that we should have some follow up on it because it appears there has not been any such follow up. The Minister said his officials met Home Office...
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2007)
Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 9: In page 6, subsection (2), line 22, after "failure" to insert "or refusal". These amendments deal with repeals of legislation in section 3 of the Bill. This section repeals certain parts of enactments in Schedule 1 which are section 7 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996, and section 5 of the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998. I am...
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2007)
Brendan Howlin: I take the Minister's point about the previous Acts. I cross-referenced them on the basis of what I wanted to achieve here. I will deal with the matter of refusal when we are discussing the section in question. I do not wish to delay the debate. There is no point in amending something that is not stated or restating something that is not stated. I will withdraw the amendment on that basis.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2007)
Brendan Howlin: When the Deputy moves over to that side of the House he will be able to call charges.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2007)
Brendan Howlin: Sometimes they treat it like Monopoly.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2007)
Brendan Howlin: While I share the high regard for Dr. Hogan and his work, I must state the two amendments tabled in my name are identical to those I tabled in respect of the 2004 legislation. Dr. Hogan was certainly minded to consider the points raised in amendments Nos. 121 and 122. He was probably influenced in this regard by Mr. Humphreys who helped me draft the original proposals that are replicated in...
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2007)
Brendan Howlin: Has the Minister done anything since May last?
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2007)
Brendan Howlin: But the Minister still has not got a fixed view on it.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2007)
Brendan Howlin: We ourselves would like an opportunity.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2007)
Brendan Howlin: The change was proposed a year ago.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2007)
Brendan Howlin: Then the Minister cannot speak of time.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2007)
Brendan Howlin: We will deal with that.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2007)
Brendan Howlin: The Minister will not be welcomed back to the Bar after the election if he continues in that vein.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2007)
Brendan Howlin: The Minister is now making a Second Stage speech.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2007)
Brendan Howlin: Who is saying that?
- Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2007)
Brendan Howlin: These are separate issues.