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Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Report Stage (1 May 2014)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 4:In page 13, line 15, after “sample” ” to insert “, other than in sections 168 and 169,”.The aim of these amendments is to provide a more efficient means of proving the continuity of the chain of forensic exhibits in criminal trials. A review of the resource needs of the Forensic Science Laboratory carried out in 2008 identified that a...

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Report Stage (1 May 2014)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 5:In page 21, to delete lines 1 to 11 and substitute the following: “Transitional provisions 7. (1) Subject to this section, nothing in this Act shall affect the operation after the commencement of this section of—(a) the Act of 1990 in relation to bodily samples that were taken from persons under that Act, or (b) any other arrangement under which bodily...

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Report Stage (1 May 2014)

Alan Shatter: When this amendment was tabled by the Deputy on Committee Stage, I explained the reasons I could not accept it. I pointed out that the former offenders' regime in sections 33 and 34 of the Bill is not a blanket provision covering all persons who fall within the ambit of the definition of former offenders in section 33. The Garda Síochána will have to identify individuals who are...

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Report Stage (1 May 2014)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 7:In page 73, line 36, after “person” to insert “taken before the commencement of this section”.

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Report Stage (1 May 2014)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 8:In page 73, after line 41, to insert the following:“(12) A sample taken before the commencement of this section from a person who is a relative by blood of a missing person that is in the possession or control of the Garda Síochána or the Director of FSI arising from the investigation of the disappearance of the missing person (whether or not taken by a...

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Report Stage (1 May 2014)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 9:In page 75, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following:“(7) A sample taken before the commencement of this section from the body of an unknown deceased person that is in the possession of the Garda Síochána, the Director of FSI or the State Pathologist, or the person acting as such, in the State Pathologist’s Office of the Department of...

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Report Stage (1 May 2014)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 10:In page 75, line 34, after “taken” to insert “, or regarded as having been taken,”.

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Report Stage (1 May 2014)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 11:In page 82, lines 29 and 30, to delete all words from and including “and” in line 29 down to and including line 30 and substitute the following:“(c) generated from samples taken from persons referred to in section 7(3), and (d) received and entered in that index under Chapter 7 of Part 12.”.

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Report Stage (1 May 2014)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 12:In page 96, line 29 before “and” to insert the following:“whichever is the later,”.Amendments Nos. 12 to 15, inclusive, are minor technical amendments to section 81 which are being made for the purposes of clarification. Their inclusion eliminates any doubt that the longer period of retention is to apply in each instance.

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Report Stage (1 May 2014)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 13:In page 96, line 33 to delete “her.” and insert the following:“her,whichever is the later.”.

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Report Stage (1 May 2014)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 14:In page 97, line 4, before “and” to insert the following:“whichever is the later,”.

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Report Stage (1 May 2014)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 15:In page 97, lines 8 to delete “her.” and to insert the following:“her,whichever is the later.”.

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Report Stage (1 May 2014)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 16:In page 109, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following:“(11) This section shall, with any necessary modifications, apply to a sample that is regarded under subsection (11) or (12) of section 48 as having been taken under that section. (12) This section shall, with any necessary modifications, apply to a sample that is regarded under subsection (6) or (7)...

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Report Stage (1 May 2014)

Alan Shatter: I do not propose to accept the amendment which addresses the issue of the transfer of DNA samples or profiles to other states. The Deputy is seeking to ensure there would be appropriate safeguards with such transfers. I am happy, therefore, to assure him that, in so far as the amendment purports to address the issue of mutual assistance, there are such safeguards which, in fact, go further...

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Report Stage (1 May 2014)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 18:In page 147, line 7, after “with” to insert “section 4 of the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence) Act 1990,”.

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Report Stage (1 May 2014)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 19:In page 165, line 8, after “with” to insert “section 4 of the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence) Act 1990,”.

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Report Stage (1 May 2014)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 20:In page 180, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following:“(k) the purposes of compliance with section 8 or 9 of the Europol Act 2012;”.This amendment corrects an omission made when the Bill was published. Section 4(3) provides that a DNA profile of a person generated from a sample taken under Part 2 may be provided for Europol under section 8 or 9 of...

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Report Stage (1 May 2014)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 21:In page 183, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following:“Procedures that may be used for transmission of certain samples for forensic testing 168. (1) A relevant sample may be placed in a tamper-evident container. (2) Whenever a relevant sample is placed in a tamper-evident container under subsection (1), the tamper-evident container shall be sealed...

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Report Stage (1 May 2014)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 22:In page 183, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following:“Provisions relating to evidence in proceedings regarding certain samples 169. (1) In any criminal proceedings, a certificate purporting to be signed by a member of the staff of FSI and stating, in relation to a relevant sample—(a) that the sample was contained in a tamper-evident container...

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Report Stage (1 May 2014)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 23:In page 183, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following:"Amendment of Misuse of Drugs Act 1984 170. The Misuse of Drugs Act 1984 is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 10:"10. In any proceedings for an offence under the Principal Act or section 5 of this Act, notwithstanding section 169* of the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence...