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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: I am fine with that. The amendment is probably a little over the top and I am happy to withdraw it.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: I propose to insert the following: ", signed and dated" and "The decision must be provided directly to the prisoner within a reasonable timeframe." It is a matter of accountability and not wasting time. Supporting the timely communication of parole board decisions to candidates for parole and other relevant parties is vital. According to the Irish Penal Reform Trust, there can be delays of...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: I would like to research amendment No. 29 more and debate it on Report Stage in the House. I will press them at that Stage.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: The Minister may be correct but the Irish Penal Reform Trust says otherwise.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: Yes.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 28:In page 12, line 4, after “writing” to insert “, signed and dated”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 29:In page 12, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: “(6) The decision must be provided directly to the prisoner within a reasonable timeframe.”. I wish to put this to a vote.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: I am happy to let it go to the next Stage.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: The Chairman's concept of power and mine might be different.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: He is taking the side of the Minister.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: Okay, so I will call a vote then.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: I will return to it in the Chamber.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: Yes.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: Subsection (2) of section 15 reads as follows:A decision by a panel conducting a review shall be in writing and shall include reasons and a copy shall be provided to—(a) the parole candidate to whom it relates, (b) the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána, (c) the Irish Prison Service, and (d) the Minister. Amendment No. 42 includes a provision to send a copy to the legal...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: Deputy Jim O'Callaghan obviously has more legal knowledge than I have, but I still see no harm in leaving it for the review. I will look at it again as I need to check it, given that he knows more than I do.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: On amendment No. 43, the Minister suggests four weeks is too short.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: I am trying to avoid allowing things to drag out, as they tend to do in lots of areas. Can the Minister live with any timeline, if we look at it again on Report Stage?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: That is fine.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 47:In page 15, line 7, after “relates” to insert “and the parole candidate’s legal representative”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: The argument is that the focus should be on the present rather than the past to give some credence to the notion that rehabilitation has value and is possible. The emphasis should primarily be on the assessment of the current risk associated with the person before the parole board. When the Carlisle committee reported in 1988 on the parole system in England and Wales, one of its key...