Results 801-820 of 15,268 for speaker:Kathleen Lynch
- Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: The Taoiseach knows what is in the Bill.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: The Minister would have to accept that he got it wrong in the first place.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: That will not happen.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: Temptation.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: It explodes when one hits it. It disintegrates as it is clay.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: It would be.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: Are all the offences in connection with firearms?
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: Is it constitutionally sound for the court to have no discretion?
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: Three strikes and one is out.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: I agree with Deputy Jim O'Keeffe that this is a good day for democracy. The notion that people can wander our streets with guns is deplorable, no matter whom they kill. It puts us all at risk. We should be conscious of that because, as has happened in the past, innocent people can caught in the cross-fire. I seek reassurance, however, from the Minister on the content of this section. Will any...
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: I accept the Minister's reassurance on that point. Am I right in thinking that the early release programme, carried out by a committee that meets in various prisons, would kick in only after the minimum sentence had been completed? I hope the removal of discretion from the judges is constitutionally sound because there have been many challenges to legislation, and I would hate to think that...
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: Maybe I will. This section of the Bill does not refer to killing anyone. Does it matter if I shoot three burglars or does this section apply only on the street? Where is the logic in what we are about to do? I agree with this section because it will take firearms out of society, but in 25 minutes' time we will give people carte blanche to use them. It concerns me that a burglar could, quite...
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: I regard it as an insurance policy.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: That does not mean we should allow such people to shoot away.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: That is good.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: Thankfully.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: Yes.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: It is amazing that the Minister has introduced the concept of neo-fascism to this debate. I never mentioned it.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: I know why the Minister is saying it. He is saying it because it is true.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Kathleen Lynch: I have never been called a bleeding heart before.