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Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: The definitions are based on the recommendation of the Attorney General and the Office of Parliamentary Counsel but I hear the Deputy's concerns. I will take another look at it but, as I said, we have been given advice in relation to it.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 29: In page 55, line 17, to delete “Subject to sections 66 and 67” and substitute “Subject to section 66”.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 30: In page 55, line 27, to delete “Subject to sections 66 and 67” and substitute “Subject to section 66”.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 31: In page 56, line 13, to delete “a betting activity” and substitute “pool betting”.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 32: In page 56, line 14, to delete “such activity” and substitute “such pool betting”.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: Corruption and economic crime can have a hugely negative impact on our society and have the potential to harm Ireland’s reputation as a global hub for financial services and business. They can also be enormously distressing for the unfortunate victims of these crimes and we must ensure that we have the tools, policies and strategies to tackle and vigorously pursue criminals in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Strategies (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: I want to thank Deputy Stanton for his question and acknowledge his leadership in developing the Strategy when he was Minister of State. I am glad to say that we have maintained the momentum and substantial progress has been achieved. Every young person deserves the opportunity to improve their quality of life and our commitment to expanding Youth Justice services and increasing funding...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: There are many complex and interlinked reasons for the use of knives in the commission of offences. Long term, evidence-based strategies and local interventions by trusted youth workers are most effective as part of a wider strategic response to the types of crime in which knives are a feature, including anti-social behaviour, street violence, youth offending and domestic violence. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: As the Deputy will be aware, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is fully independent in her functions under the Prosecution of Offences Act 1974 (as amended). The Office of the DPP is not an agency or body under my remit as Minister for Justice and, as I have no role in the operations, functions, oversight or governance of the Office of the Director, I am unable to provide any...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Bodies (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: The Programme for Government includes a clear commitment to reform gambling legislation, with a focus on public safety and well-being from both an online and in person perspective. The Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 sets out the framework and legislative basis for the establishment of a new, independent statutory body – Údarás Rialála Cearrbhachais na hÉireann, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: Every young person deserves the opportunity to improve their quality of life and our commitment to expanding Youth Justice services and increasing funding similarly reflects our commitment to these young people. This commitment is a central point of our Youth Justice Strategy, launched in 2021, which provides a developmental framework to address key challenges and emerging issues in the youth...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: As the Deputy will be aware, Part 4 of the Children Act 2001 (as amended) provides the statutory basis for the Garda Youth Diversion Programme (GYDP). The intention of the programme is to divert children and young people who have engaged in criminal or anti-social behaviour away from the criminal justice system and towards more positive life choices. Children who commit criminal offences are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: As the Deputy will be aware, Part 4 of the Children Act 2001 (as amended) provides the statutory basis for the Garda Youth Diversion Programme. The intention of the programme is to divert children and young people who have engaged in criminal or anti-social behaviour away from the criminal justice system and towards more positive life choices. Children who commit criminal offences are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (24 Apr 2024)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 120 and 121 together. As the Deputy is aware, Ireland does not ratify a convention until the necessary legislation is in place to give full effect to it. The enactment of the Inspection of Places of Detention Bill will enable Ireland to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment...

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Eireann" and substitute the following: "notes that: - migration is a European challenge that requires a European response, which should include comprehensive policies in relation to both the internal and external dimensions of migration, with full and due respect for fundamental rights under European Union (EU) and...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I wish to draw the attention of the House to a minor typographical error that my Department has noted in the Bill. On page 26, line 17, the word "Minister" has been incorrectly spelled with the second "i" omitted in error. I seek to invoke Standing Order 196 and request that the Ceann Comhairle, as Chair, direct the Clerk to make a correction in the Bill so as to substitute the correct...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 1: In page 14, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: “ “vulnerable person” means a person who has— (a) a physical disability, (b) a mental or intellectual disability, or (c) a mental illness, which is of such a nature or degree as to severely restrict the person to guard himself or herself against serious...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 2: In page 18, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “Presumption of age of child applicant 26. Where— (a) an applicant or appellant, as the case may be, or (b) in the case of an application under section 26(4), the person making an application on behalf of an applicant or an appeal on behalf of an appellant, claims in the application...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 3: In page 18, lines 37 and 38, to delete “person who is unable to make the application himself or herself by reason of a mental or physical incapacity” and substitute “vulnerable person (other than a child)”.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 4: In page 19, line 10, to delete “subject to” and substitute “in accordance with”. These amendments collectively remove the credibility requirement when an application to be recognised as a victim of trafficking is being assessed. I will speak to the amendments in the grouping together. We are maintaining the current threshold for...