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Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, says that as a result of the report it is now incumbent on the parties on this side of the House to facilitate the early enactment of the Garda Síochána Bill. However, Mr. Justice Morris has said the opposite and suggested we should review the Garda Síochána Bill. He explained in Delphic terms why this is necessary in his...

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Recently we had a report from the Irish Research Council stating that the Irish children's justice system is failing young people and causing many to enter into an endless cycle of offending often resulting in inappropriate custodial sentences. We read in today's newspapers that the Minister is going to the UN to trumpet the Irish system of dealing with children in the justice system as...

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: I object to this procedure. Mr. Justice Morris has published a serious report, the headline of which was that: "The combination of gross negligence at senior level, amounting to criminal negligence, and the lack of objectivity and corruption at levels lower than that, caused the scandalous situation to arise." Nothing could be graver than the report we have seen. The Minister for Justice,...

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)

Brian Cowen: ——some important amendments sought by Mr. Justice Morris.

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: ——had that excised. It is quite clear that the Morris report refers to this matter. To conclude the work Mr. Justice Morris has started, he needs the House to revisit those terms of reference so that we can get to the bottom of what was involved in this extraordinary circumstance.

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)

Brian Cowen: I am sure Members of the House and, in particular, spokespersons, will be aware that a cross-departmental working party is engaged on a youth justice review and is due to report shortly. The reports that appeared in the media today are in anticipation of some recommendations that may be forthcoming from the working party. As soon as they come to Government they will be dealt with.

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ...) Act clearly does not fit into that commitment. The Government continues to renew repressive legislation, which has no basis or sound argument. This includes section 18, which the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform laid before the House only three days ago——

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)

Brian Cowen: ...statements that have been used before for such matters. Were nothing else to happen, then that would clearly be inadequate. However, the statements will give the Government and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the opportunity to deal with some of the misrepresentations of our position propagated by the Opposition.

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: ...said, the House has scarcely before received such an important report from the point of view of our democracy, society, confidence in the efficacy of policing etc. The response of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform has been to misrepresent it. Along with the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Deputy O'Donoghue, who has been so untypically silent, he contrived not to hold...