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Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: The Attorney General is worried about it. If somebody is on bail following a bank robbery and gets involved in an altercation or breach of the peace which has nothing to do with the case such as a shouting match with neighbours, will that amount to a breach of the bail condition? Section 6, as it stands, states the accused person shall not commit an offence and shall otherwise be of good...

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: The phrase is "otherwise be of good behaviour".

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: The phrase "shall not commit an offence while on bail, and shall otherwise be of good behaviour" is clearly intended to deal with categories of behaviour other than the commission of an offence.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: The Deputy will appreciate this is not a priority of mine. I am following the advice of the Attorney General.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: This business was ordered to be completed today and I have been as constructive as I can in this debate.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: We could have made much more progress were it not for the fact that an extraneous matter was discussed which was worthwhile but not related to the Bill proposed.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: It was another proposal of a far-reaching nature. I fully accept people are entitled to table amendments but the person chose to discuss matters which were not in the Bill. On behalf of the Government, I propose to accept amendment No. 64 and Deputy Howlin's amendment to amendment No. 155. With regard to the repeat offenders provisions, it is my intention to table Report Stage amendments...

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: The Deputy should appreciate I also accepted amendments from him today. At the beginning of the process I indicated I would accept reasonable amendments from whatever source they come.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: Deputy Higgins participated in no way in this event so he should go back to his box.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I know Deputies want to deal with the issues in this Bill. If they exercise some degree of discretion about retabling Committee Stage amendments——

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: ——we will get every aspect of the Bill considered on Report Stage next week. I also intend to have a full debate on this in the Seanad——

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: ——and bring it back to this House with any amendments which the Seanad makes.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am accepting amendments Nos. 52 and 64 and amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 155.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: On Wednesday, 4 April 2007.

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength (all ranks) of An Garda Síochána increased to a record 13,178 following the attestation of 273 new members on Wednesday 14 March, 2007. This compares with a total strength of 10,702 (all ranks) on 30 June, 1997 and represents an...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: The birth certificates referred to by the Deputy were submitted to my Department in support of an application for permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements for parents of Irish children born prior to 1 January 2005, commonly referred to as the IBC/05 Scheme. Under the Scheme it was practice not to return birth certificates to applicants. I have since arranged for the...

Written Answers — Garda Districts: Garda Districts (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the Blanchardstown Garda District includes Blanchardstown Garda Station, Cabra Garda Station and Finglas Garda Station. I have been further informed by the Garda authorities that the Blanchardstown Garda District covers part of the electoral divisions of Dublin Central, Dublin West and Dublin North West. Garda Management state that the...

Written Answers — Garda Pensions: Garda Pensions (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: Garda superannuation benefits are paid in accordance with the Garda Síochána Pensions Orders and Agreed Reports of the Garda Conciliation Council. Agreed Report 499 provides that members, who were serving on or after 1 January, 1993 would be entitled to a pension, based on unsocial hours allowances earnings with effect from 1 January, 1994. This Agreement did not make provision in respect...

Written Answers — Transfer of Sentence: Transfer of Sentence (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I wish to confirm that my Department has recently received the formal transfer application and supporting documentation from the United Kingdom authorities in respect of the person referred to by the Deputy. The matter has been referred to the State's Legal Officers in line with all such applications and their advices are currently awaited. The Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (29 Mar 2007)

Michael McDowell: I understand that the Immigration Division of my Department has been in contact with the person concerned, informing her of the decision regarding her application for permission to remain in the State.