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Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Maurice Cummins: The Minister is being overly simplistic.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Maurice Cummins: Maybe——

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Maurice Cummins: The superintendents may not know the people in question.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Maurice Cummins: The Minister is with the birds.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No 27: In page 55, line 21, after "effect" to insert "only". We have discussed the ten-year mandatory sentence for drugs, which has only been implemented in 20% of cases brought before the courts. The section allows a judge to consider facts which may allow him or her to reduce the sentence from the mandatory ten years. I suggest in these amendments that if somebody commits...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Maurice Cummins: I thank the Minister. We will resubmit the amendments on Report Stage.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Maurice Cummins: Section 68 deals with explosives and fireworks. I dealt with a case over the past few years where people had illegal fireworks which constituted an offence. At Hallowe'en in rural areas people let off fireworks and damaged livestock, mares in particular lost foals as a result of neighbours letting off fireworks. Is it an offence for people to be in possession of illegal fireworks? People can...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Maurice Cummins: That is one issue on which they agree.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Maurice Cummins: Rightly so.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Maurice Cummins: That was £2.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Maurice Cummins: It has shocked the Minister also that Senator Mansergh wants to ban hurling in Tipperary.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 35: In page 103, subsection (2), lines 34 to 36, to delete all words from and including "both," in line 34 down to and including "day" in line 36 and substitute "both". The purpose of amendments Nos. 35 and 36 is to remove the restriction whereby the court does not have the power to grant a restriction of movement order for more than 12 hours in a single day. The use of...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 37: In page 104, subsection (6), line 11, to delete "is participating, and it shall ensure, as far as practicable," and substitute the following: "ordinarily participates, and it shall ensure, as far as is practicable,". Section 101 contains an important proviso that will allow an offender to complete a course of training or education before being made subject to a...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 38: In page 104, after line 52, to insert the following subsection: "(12) The court shall, in all circumstances, endeavour to ensure and satisfy itself that, the offender who is to be the subject of an order under subsection (1) fully understands the implications of his or her agreeing to comply with the requirements of the order under subsection (11).". This amendment...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Maurice Cummins: I agree it is much of a muchness. The amendment proposes to make it understood that an individual will comprehend the implications of agreeing to the requirements of the order under subsection (11).

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 39: In page 105, subsection (1), line 22, to delete "written". This amendment addresses two issues arising from the subsection. First, the subsection requires any legal submission to be made in writing before it may be considered. There does not appear to be any solid basis for this and such a restriction should not be contained in primary legislation. If endorsing expiry...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Maurice Cummins: My party held more than 50 meetings nationwide over 18 months ago on the issue of anti-social behaviour. We came across horrendous cases of neighbours from hell at nearly all of those meetings. We all hear of such cases but do not witness them unless we have to live next to such people. In estates throughout the country it is often one family or extended family causing much of the trouble. We...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Maurice Cummins: There are many people who would be afraid to do that.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 42: In page 160, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: "(b) by the insertion of the following: "(2) Any person who assaults or threatens to assault— (a) a person providing emergency medical services in any place, or (b) a person assisting such a person, shall be guilty of an offence.", (c) in subsection (2)— (i) by the substitution of "under this section"...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Maurice Cummins: Yes.