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Overseas Missions. (22 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We should not be in that field at all.

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am fundamentally opposed to the Bill and have tabled quite a number of amendments to it, some of which are to delete sections that are abhorrent. Other amendments owe to my being realistic in that I am not a member of the House's majority and, therefore, am unlikely to change the Minister's mind at this late stage. A number of my amendments try to row back on the additional powers the...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Some of them would have been passed because we would have got through them quickly.

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 2: In page 14, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: "(3) The coming into operation of Part 13 shall require the approval of both houses of the Oireactas, Oireachtas approval shall be requested only after a review of the implementation of the Children Act 2001 has been completed and laid before both houses 5 years after all sections of the 2001 Act become fully...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It will come as no surprise that I do not agree with the Minister on this occasion. While his definition of anti-social behaviour orders is a marginal improvement on that used by the British, many core problems remain and it is still too vague. I welcome that the two aspects were separated, although I oppose the concept of ASBOs. The section treats the alleged behaviour as if it were a proven...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ——and the implications of that. I will not delay the House because we will probably come back to this issue on discussion of later amendments when I will address some of the practical problems involved. This issue is one of my major objections to the Bill and why I specifically want this section struck from the Bill. Given that I do not have the support of the House, which is clear from...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Has the Minister a reply to my question on the Garda reserve?

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Government's proposals run counter to the central logic of the Children Act, which is regarded as setting a framework for a modern and progressive youth justice system reflecting best international practice. It took 30 years to produce that Act. This Bill is setting back the Act and undermining its central tenet. At this stage, we should not adopt any provisions which will undermine an...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 4: In page 14, lines 11 and 12, to delete "the Garda Síochána" and substitute "An Garda Síochána". Ba mhaith liom an leasú seo a chur chun cinn. Ar Chéim an Choiste, chuir an Teachta Ó Cuív an leasú seo chun cinn. Bhí sé i gceist agam féin déileáil le gach áit a bhfuil "the Garda Síochána" ainmnithe sa Bhille seo ionas go n-athrófar é go "An Garda...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ní chaithfidh mé níos mó ama ar an ábhar seo ach toisc go ndearna botún i 1925 níor chóir dúinn leanúint ar aghaidh leis an bhotún céanna. Toisc nach bhfuil an tAire sásta glacadh leis seo, tarraingeoidh mé siar an leasú.

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 6: In page 14, line 37, after "prescribed" to insert the following: "in doing so the Minister shall have regard to the provisions contained in Schedule 1, human rights standards and international evidence indicating the likely effectiveness and social and economic costs of all potential regulations". The purpose of this amendment is to place a binding requirement on the...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tuigim cad atá an tAire a rá ach ní thuigim cén fáth nach féidir. Cuireann na leasuithe seo coinníollacha atá ann cheana féin in Achtanna eile i bhfeidhm sa chuid seo den Acht. Bheadh sé simplí agus ní bheadh air bheith buartha faoin convention nó faoin Bhunreacht mar bheadh sé san Acht agus bheadh sé bunreachtúil ach amháin dá mbuafadh duine éigin ar an Acht i gcás...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 7: In page 14, to delete lines 38 to 40 and in page 15, to delete lines 1 to 4 and substitute the following: "(2) Every regulation under this section shall require the approval of both Houses of the Oireachtas.". Tá mo thrí leasú beagáinín bainteach leis an rud a bhí á rá againn roimhe seo. Ba mhaith liom a dhéanamh cinnte nach mbeidh Aire ann amach anseo a...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom críochnú air seo. Tá mé mar bhall den choiste Eorpach. Deineadh sórt cáineadh beag orm sa Teach seo toisc nár fhreastail mé ar an oiread sin cruinnithe den choiste, ach ní raibh mé in ann a bheith i láthair mar go raibh mé ag an choiste dlí agus cirt agus ag glacadh páirte i ngach rud eile a théann leis an gcoiste sin. Ní féidir an dá thrá a fhreastal....

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ——ach thiocfadh sé os comhair an Tí agus bheadh daoine in ann a rá nach bhfuil fadhb acu leis sin ag dul tríd. I gcásanna eile, ba chóir dúinn féachaint ar a leithéid. Sna cásanna seo, an rud atá i gceist ná go mbeadh na rialacháin i gceist tábhachtach maidir leo siúd atá ag teacht os comhair an chórais dlí. Ba chóir go mbeadh siad chomh foirfe agus is féidir sa tslí...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (27 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendmentNo. 15: In page 18, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following: "6.—(1) The Offences Against the State Act 1939 is amended by the deletion of section 29 of that Act.". This relates to the Minister's statement on Committee Stage that we were dealing with the power to issue warrants and that he was taking on board what Mr. Justice Frederick Morris said as an outcome of...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (27 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Amendment No. 16 deals with the Criminal Justice Bill while amendment No. 15 deals with the Offences Against the State Act. They are the same.

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (27 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is clear to anyone who has followed the Morris tribunal why the law needs to be changed in respect of the Offences against the State Act and the abuse by gardaí of the powers given to them under that and other Acts. I took the opportunity when the Minister raised it on Committee Stage to table this amendment. I would prefer to deal with the Offences against the State Act in full. I am...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (27 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendmentNo. 17: In page 18, after line 47, to insert the following: "(2) The Order of the District Judge issuing a search warrant under this section shall record in writing the offence in relation to which the power has been exercised.". The point of amendments Nos. 17, 20 and 26 is to give effect to what the Minister has said.

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (27 Jun 2006)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have never had a warrant issued against me.