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Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: May I come in after the Minister has explained his amendments?

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: I am glad to hear it.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: It is also our shield.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: I am profoundly worried by what we are doing at the moment because the Minister's change of mind since last week is extraordinary. This would have passed last week on Committee Stage had we not had a change of heart and recommitted it. These matters are very serious because we are discussing a range of crimes that will have mandatory sentences for repeat offences. We have seen the shape of...

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: The Minister indicated what he was going to do last week but we have seen the shape of the amendments only in the past couple of days. The Minister proposed to change the sentence from one year to five years, which remarkably changed the character of this issue. Now he is talking about changing the Schedule beyond the removal of "burglary and robbery" to be replaced by "aggravated burglary"...

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy will have to make up his mind.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: We have a form of words.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Will it come back to the House?

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: As the Minister will appreciate, it is difficult for Deputies to make a judgment when we do not have a scheme before us.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Will the Minister introduce a further amendment for tomorrow to change or abandon the section?

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: I do not believe we can recommit a second time. The Minister has asked a question on his position. May he table an amendment for tomorrow on Report Stage and, if necessary, withdraw it?

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: It can all be captured by the Minister's response.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: The problem is we have lots of notes.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: We have a problem with this section. We are not sure but if we disagree at this stage——

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Subject to the caveat we have already entered.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: I welcomed the crime prevention order on Second Stage, but I have some questions on it. I am sure the Minister saw the article in today's edition of The Irish Times by a distinguished former Attorney General which cast serious doubt——

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: I am interested in the Minister's view on it. The former Attorney General calls them "crime prevention orders". The point is they are very vague in the structure of the Bill. What is the Minister's view on that? We need to address that because if there is a lack of guidance, what impact will that have on their constitutionality? I feel crime prevention orders are good as a mechanism to...

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Is that where the term originates? I only heard it for the first time during the week. These super ASBOs have a role, but they are probably too vague as proposed in the Bill and could be refined rather than abandoned. Amendment No. 88 seeks to insert a right of appeal. The section does not currently provide for a right of appeal and is defective in that regard. I suggest that on page 22,...

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: That will change shortly.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Section 13 covers the court that made the determination.