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Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I understand what the Minister of State is saying, but we are concerned that the Act might not properly reflect the fact that there are different levels of release. It starts with release in handcuffs and the prison service escort. Subsection (3) says "the Minister shall not give a direction under this"– I stress "shall not", which is mandatory –"if he is of the opinion that for reasons...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 16: In page 5, line 20, after "court" to insert ", unless such order is expressed to be subject to such temporary release (if any) as may be directed under this section". The purpose of this amendment is to provide that a court would be happy, for example, while remanding a sick prisoner, to permit the person to be released temporarily for some special reason between...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: In light of what the Minister of State has said, I ask the Department to give further consideration to this, particularly in light of the recommendation of the Inspector of Prisons.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 18: In page 5, to delete all words from and including "or" in line 39 down to and including "subject" in line 41. The Labour Party tabled this amendment because the way the section is worded at present would permit discrimination between classes of prisoners and that is undesirable. I raised that issue during the debate on Second Stage. The legislation is in part a...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I still say that including the phrase "classes of persons" is wrong because it brings into the Minister's consideration the type of crime that has been committed by the person in question. Why specify? Surely the type of rules the Minister of State has mentioned with regard to juvenile offenders can be taken into consideration under the other provisions in the Bill and do not need to be spelt...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I second the motion. I start with a quote from Ms Luas Lane, in a recent letter to The Irish Times, in an Irishman's Diary – alias Mr. Kevin Myers. She asks the question: "And why has Ireland made its prime national route less like a Spaghetti Junction and more like macaroni cheese out of a tin?" The recent news dispatches about the Red Cow roundabout, to which my colleague, Senator...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: A point I have made previously in transport debates is that Luas and a metro are important and the Government should get its act together in that regard. When the plans were originally announced the idea from the DTO was that in the meantime, the bus would be used to sort out traffic congestion pending the introduction of Luas-metro. The bus was to be an important part of the overall plan....

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: Luas will serve only one small part of the city.

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: Luas or the metro will not serve the majority of Dubliners for a long time.

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: Areas such as those I represent in Lucan will not get the benefit of Luas next year or, perhaps, for another ten or 15 years. We want something to be done about it now. The position will get much worse unless the Government gets its act together on Luas and the metro and unless other measures are taken. There is a need to invest in Dublin Bus and to double the service on the Dublin-Kildare...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Castlebar Military Barracks. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: There is another Mayo issue on the agenda tonight, namely the need for the Minister for Defence to give the up to date position regarding plans for the military barracks at Castlebar, County Mayo, and the reason the usage of the barracks appears to be substantially less this year than in previous years. There is concern in the town with regard to future plans and it has been noted that there...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Castlebar Military Barracks. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: Is the Minister of State aware if finance has been committed for the necessary upgrading works? The Minister of State said that the matter is being examined carefully from a value for money perspective. Is there a commitment that the money will be spent as soon as that investigation has been carried out?

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Castlebar Military Barracks. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank the Minister of State. The Seanad adjourned at 8.45 p.m. until 10.30 a.m. on Thursday, 16 October 2003.

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank Senator Morrissey for again raising the issue of the need to structure a relationship with local authorities after the abolition of the dual mandate, with Senators and Deputies, including myself, leaving councils last week. My council has set aside seats for Members of the Oireachtas above the chamber and has already set up a special database on the web for Oireachtas Members to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I call on the Government to reverse the order on the non-collection of bins because part of the mess is of their making.

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I criticise the protestors also, but the Government made this mess and they should do something about it.

Seanad: Order of Business. - OECD Education Report: Statements. (16 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I agree with the concluding remark of the Minister that the success of the Irish economy in the 1990s is generally acknowledged as resulting from many factors, including cumulative investment in education and the general quality of the learning environment in Irish schools, families and communities. He went on to say how education has contributed so much to our society and has enhanced the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (22 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 2: In page 3, line 25, to delete "him" and substitute "the person". I have retabled this amendment and I hope the Minister of State may have reconsidered the position. The Minister of State has said that if he accepted this amendment he would have to amend the Bill itself and previous legislation. I do not accept this. The words "the person" are being inserted instead of...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (22 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I do not accept the Minister of State's reasoning. I do not think it requires gender-proofing of the principal Act. Question put: "That the words proposed to be deleted stand." Tá

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (22 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 6: In page 4, line 23, after "relates" to insert "or the victim of any other offence committed by the person, or a member of the family of a victim of an offence committed by the person". I raise this issue because the legislation should include the victims of a prisoner. There may also be other victims involved and the family of a victim should be included. The Minister...