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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I echo that view. In the paragraph (j) definition, namely,“an officer, director, employee or member of an Irish public body”, I suppose it fits under "member". However, I it could be more specific and we should return to it. I am curious as to whether there are specific references to elected members of local authorities in other comparable legislation. I must check that out.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Likewise, I support all the amendments.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I move amendment No. 6:In page 10, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: “9.Where a document purports to have been created by a person it shall be presumed, unless the contrary is shown, that the document was created by that person and that any statement contained therein, unless the document expressly attributes its making to some other person, was made by that...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: No, I will accept his commitment. I hope he will return with something on Report Stage. If he does not, we may resubmit this amendment or something like it.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Deputy O'Callaghan made a good point. While it is possible that a person could be summarily convicted, the amendments relate to a conviction on indictment. This is a serious offence and while a sentence of five years may be appropriate in some cases, if the maximum sentence is set at five years, judges may consider imposing a sentence of two or three years calculated on the basis of the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I was going to make that point. If the sentence is a maximum of five years, it is rare that five years will be the sentence imposed. We are talking about the range, and the maximum will dictate that.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I move amendment No. 11:In page 20, to delete lines 26 to 29 and substitute the following: “(2) (a) In proceedings for an offence under subsection (1), that where the body corporate in question stood to benefit from the commission of an offence under this section, by way of obtaining or retaining—(i) business for the body corporate, or (ii) an advantage in the conduct of...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I take on board what the Minister has said. I have a view that section 18(1), and section 18 generally, might possibly have the same difficulty even as they stand in that if an organisation has the policies on paper, which appear to indicate that all the safeguards exist, that there is oversight and that the policies are, technically speaking, in place, but that a number of individuals...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I propose to withdraw it and the intention is to reintroduce something similar on Report Stage.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reports (27 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 298. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to publish the 2011 Garda report into the activities of undercover British police officers. [13798/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (27 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 300. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí based in Blanchardstown Garda station; and the number of Garda vehicles available to them in each of the past six years. [13826/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (27 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 301. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí based in Clondalkin Garda station; and the number of Garda vehicles available to them in each of the past six years. [13827/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (27 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 302. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí based in Lucan Garda station; and the number of Garda vehicles available to them in each of the past six years. [13828/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (27 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 303. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí based in Finglas Garda station; and the number of Garda vehicles available to them in each of the past six years. [13829/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (27 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 304. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to DMR west division of An Garda Síochána; and the number of Garda vehicles available to them in each of the past six years. [13830/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (27 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 305. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí based in Clondalkin Garda station in each of the past six years; and the up to date figures for same. [13831/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (27 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 306. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí based in Finglas Garda station in each of the past six years; and the up to date figures for same. [13832/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (27 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 307. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí based in Blanchardstown Garda station in each of the past six years; and the up to date figures for same. [13833/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (27 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 308. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí based in Lucan Garda station in each of the past six years; and the up to date figures for same. [13834/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (27 Mar 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 581. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the specific section of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 that legislates for public services cards. [13613/18]