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Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Committee Stage (28 Nov 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I tabled my amendment so that in the case of suspected concealment of a prohibited item, the privatised prison officer could require the removal of clothing but would not be allowed to perform an intimate search. I would like the Minister's comments on that.

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Committee Stage (28 Nov 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: The Minister mentioned prison rules, which reminds me that I missed my first amendment, with which it was concerned. The definition of prison rules is somewhat flawed by only applying to rules in force. If new rules were made, repealing old rules, the old rules would no longer be prison rules for the purpose of any ongoing disciplinary proceedings or proceedings before the appeals tribunal....

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Committee Stage (28 Nov 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: Senator Henry spoke about amendment No. 25. The reason we seek to include "a visiting committee" is that visiting committees have a statutory right to visit prisoners under section 3(2) of the 1925 Act. In amendment No. 26 we seek to insert the United Nations Committee against Torture. As the section provides for a right to visit the prisoner to the Council of Europe Committee against...

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Committee Stage (28 Nov 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 32: In page 14, subsection (1), line 29, after "imposition" to insert the following: "or within 7 days of a decision of an Appeal Tribunal affirming the sanction so imposed". The purpose of amendment No. 32 is to correct a flaw in the present provision for a petition. I want to ensure such a provision can operate following the exhaustion of the appeals process. With...

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Committee Stage (28 Nov 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: It is important that the impact on the built environment should also be considered as part of the environmental impact assessment. The concerns of residents living near the proposed development, for example, should be taken into account. Does the Minister envisage that such issues will be included in this process? In other legislation providing for decisions of this type to be taken by a...

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Committee Stage (28 Nov 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: Amendment No. 48 aims to deal with a problem in the section which requires the Minister to move a draft resolution of both Houses containing a drawing. We feel that it may be cumbersome to insert a drawing in the resolution, as the Bill now demands, so we suggest the alternative of identifying a drawing which may not necessarily be contained in the resolution but which could be laid before...

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Committee Stage (28 Nov 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: Can the Minister ensure that the buildings are nice? Many buildings go up which are a blight on the landscape yet when one raises that with county managers they say that is because the law is not strong enough to help them require good design. If this was in the Minister's control he could try to do that. Perhaps in future these buildings will not all be used as prisons and could be given...

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Committee Stage (28 Nov 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: What about the buildings?

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Committee Stage (28 Nov 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 53: In page 22, subsection (1)(a), line 35, to delete "2000 and 2006" and substitute "2000 to 2006".

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Committee Stage (28 Nov 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 54: In page 22, subsection (1)(b)(iii), line 41, to delete "2000 and 2006" and substitute "2000 to 2006".

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Committee Stage (28 Nov 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 55: In page 23, between lines 32 and 33 to insert the following subsection: "(2) Where immediately before the commencement of this section a person held office as Inspector of Prisons, he or she shall become and be the first Inspector of Prisons pursuant to this section upon such commencement.". The purpose of this amendment is to provide continuity with the existing...

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Committee Stage (28 Nov 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: On a point of clarification, when the legislation is commenced, does that mean the present holder of the office is then the statutory inspector?

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Committee Stage (28 Nov 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 69: In page 26, subsection (9), line 35, after "law" to insert "or order of any court". The amendment goes somewhat further than the provision in the Bill, as it stands. It seeks to make it clear that the accused will be deemed to be present for the purpose of any court order. If a person obtains bail in the High Court, which remands him or her to appear before the...

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Committee Stage (28 Nov 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: The purpose of our amendment is to harmonise the terminology because the term used in the definition in section 11 is "prison discipline" and not "disciplines".

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Committee Stage (28 Nov 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 72: In page 28, subsection (2)(e), line 1, after "of" to insert "prison".

Seanad: Domestic Violence: Statements (29 Nov 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: The debate has been organised as part of an international campaign on violence against women. This is a worldwide problem and it is symptomatic of the inequality experienced by women in many societies where, at its most extreme, female genital mutilation is very much part and parcel of being a woman. It is important that we do what we can to address the inequality experienced by women...

Seanad: Domestic Violence: Statements (29 Nov 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: The Australian example should be examined. It has overhauled its system to remove as many family law cases from the courts and into the alternative dispute resolution arena as possible and to promote co-parenting, parenting plans and so on. Issues of abuse or domestic violence should be appropriately dealt with and court cases should be fast-tracked and given priority in the system. Our...

Seanad: Further and Adult Education: Statements (30 Nov 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I too wish the Minister of State well in her future endeavours and commend her work in this and the youth work area. I recently received a statement from the National Youth Council of Ireland which was happy with the increases provided for youth work in the recent Estimates. Our education system should be based on the concept of lifelong learning, which includes adult and further education....

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (30 Nov 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I have no problems with most of the provisions in the Bill. The exception is section 11, which extends the deadline to 9 December for any person wishing to make a correction to the draft register. That is not a long enough extension and the Bill will barely have passed before the extension expires. I do not think there has been enough time for the message to reach people that an...

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2006: Report Stage. (5 Dec 2006)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 1: In page 6, line 16, after "force" to insert "at a material time". We tabled this amendment because the definition of "prison rules" is somewhat flawed in that it applies only to rules in force. Thus, if new rules were made repealing old rules the old rules would no longer be in force and would not be prison rules for the purpose of any ongoing disciplinary...