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- Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (8 Jul 2009)
Charles Flanagan: Question 337: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding his knife crime campaign; the organisers contracted to run the campaign; the budget for the campaign; the timeframe for same; the location of road shows; the methods of advertising and promoting the campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28674/09]
- Written Answers — Payment of Fines: Payment of Fines (8 Jul 2009)
Charles Flanagan: Question 338: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of uncollected fines imposed by the courts and the Garda SÃochána, including driving related offences, for 2006, 2007 and 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28675/09]
- Written Answers — Garda Remuneration: Garda Remuneration (8 Jul 2009)
Charles Flanagan: Question 339: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the overtime budget spent for the Garda SÃochána and the Prison Service for each year since 2004 to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28676/09]
- Written Answers — Sentencing Policy: Sentencing Policy (8 Jul 2009)
Charles Flanagan: Question 340: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the breakdown of the number of offences resulting in imprisonment (details supplied) for each year for the past five years; and the average time spent in prison under each heading over the same timeframe. [28677/09]
- Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)
Charles Flanagan: With regard to the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill and the serious abuse of Dáil procedures by the Government in using the guillotine, I wish to indicate that Fine Gael supports the legislation but there are major issues regarding the detail which must be debated in the House. The latter will not happen, however, particularly in light of the time allocated in respect of the Bill. Will...
- Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)
Charles Flanagan: If Report Stage were deferred, this would give Members the opportunity to reflect on and give due consideration to the legislation during the summer months. We could then, as is our duty, return to the House in the autumn and pass it. At least one Cabinet Minister is in favour of my proposal in this regard. I ask that due consideration be given to that proposal during the remainder of...
- Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)
Charles Flanagan: The Tánaiste completely misses the point.
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2009)
Charles Flanagan: We are dealing here with the burden of responsibility in proving what in effect constitutes a criminal organisation. Already on the last occasion we clarified the position regarding section 70 of the 2006 Act which has never been used to any significant effect. We propose the insertion of a new section to follow that section establishing the definition of a criminal organisation. Without...
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2009)
Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 4: In page 9, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following: "(3) A person shall not be convicted of an offence under this Act based on the opinion given under this section in the absence of corroborating evidence, which shall not include evidence given to a Court based on section 9 of this Act.". This amendment relates to opinion evidence. I listened to the Minister,...
- Order of Business (10 Jul 2009)
Charles Flanagan: And the Greens shooting themselves in the foot.
- Order of Business (10 Jul 2009)
Charles Flanagan: We are ready for our autumn holiday in Donegal to witness the by-election in the Tánaiste's constituency.
- Order of Business (10 Jul 2009)
Charles Flanagan: Indian summer.
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2009)
Charles Flanagan: We are dealing here with evidence of the existence of a criminal gang. The Minister quite rightly states that of itself that will not lead to a conviction but it must be accompanied by evidence that the person charged was in fact a member of that gang. The evidence required to show the existence of a gang in the first instance can be that of a garda or former garda of any rank. The...
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2009)
Charles Flanagan: It is the same case and process.
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2009)
Charles Flanagan: It cannot give that impression because the amendment clearly states that a person shall not be convicted of an offence under the Act. It does not state that a person shall not be entitled to give evidence under the Act, which is the difference. It is about the achievement of the conviction. I do not believe we can separate the process from its entirety. The evidence on the existence of a...
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2009)
Charles Flanagan: The question could arise of whether Mr. X, who is before the court, is a director of the gang. One cannot say that the evidence given does not lead to a conviction as it is fundamental to the leading to a conviction. The existence of a gang would be established and one would follow on to establish whether the person before the court is a member or participant in that gang.
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2009)
Charles Flanagan: That is right.
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2009)
Charles Flanagan: I accept that.
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2009)
Charles Flanagan: I do not believe that the Minister is really of the opinion that this Bill is easy to read.
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2009)
Charles Flanagan: It is an extremely complex item of legislation. What the Minister said a moment ago is one of the reasons Deputy Rabbitte, as late as this morning, made the important point that we should be meeting in committee with interested parties in respect of the Bill. As is his right, the Minister is continually involved in discussions with members of the Garda SÃochána. That is an advisable...