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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Deputy O'Callaghan. We will now proceed. There are no amendments to section 1.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We will now move on to amendments Nos 1, 3, 13 and 14 which are grouped together.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: No, we have noted that. I was just affording the Minister of State the opportunity to add to those remarks if he so wished. Does any member of the committee wish to comment on these amendments? No. I will not labour the point.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Amendment No. 2 also proposes to insert a new section.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Deputy Daly is next and then Deputy O'Callaghan.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Deputy O'Brien indicated that he wanted to make a supplementary comment.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Deputy Chambers is before Deputy Brophy.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I will take these contributions together and invite the Minister of State to respond. I call Deputy Brophy.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Deputy O'Brien should not put his colleagues on the spot.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We will ask the Minister to respond. He might take the questions together, please.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: He does not at all.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is there a particular point the Minister has made that anyone would like to further explore? No.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Amendment No. 3 has already been discussed with amendment No. 1. We will not take any further contributions. This amendment also introduces a new section.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That is a helpful addendum.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Deputy will have that opportunity.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Deputy may withdraw the amendment or she can press it.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Amendment put and declared lost.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: My understanding is that I am obliged to indicate that the amendment is lost. Tá sé caillte. At that point, the Deputy has the entitlement to call a vote but she does not have to do so. That was what I indicated at the outset. The Deputy has the opportunity to re-table the amendment on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Under Standing Orders, we are obliged to wait eight minutes or until full membership is present before proceeding to take the division. Deputy Farrell has sent a written apology since the commencement of the meeting indicating he is not in a position to attend. That would leave six members and we are all present. Given the non-attendance of one member, are we in a position to proceed? ...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does any other member wish to contribute? Does Deputy Clare Daly wish to offer any further comment?