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Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Derek McDowell: If the 19 year old brings him into a pub he will not be carrying and using the firearm for the purpose of target shooting or hunting.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Derek McDowell: I do not agree with the proposition that a 19 year old could not instruct a 16 year old. We are talking about adults — people who are free to vote. What could be more dangerous than allowing people to make a choice between Senator Cummins and me at an election?

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Derek McDowell: In this instance, the person must have a firearms certificate.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Derek McDowell: Yes.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Derek McDowell: Yes.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Derek McDowell: It refers to "a specified person".

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Derek McDowell: It says "under the supervision of a specified person".

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Derek McDowell: Yes.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Derek McDowell: If Senators consult the record of the other House, they will see I got a real kicking on the subject of transparency during the debate there. It was argued that I was not going far enough in respect of the requirement for reasons to be given. I have some sympathy for Senator Jim Walsh's point that, by putting the onus on the Commissioner to give a reason, I may be shoving his elbow in a...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Derek McDowell: Nonetheless, I am reasonably content with section 28(4) as it stands. The guns which will be used by 14 or 15 year olds for the two purposes specified in the Bill must be owned by those who are training the young people in question and must be licensed to the relevant adults. Section 28(8) states that it is "an offence under this Act for the holder of a firearm certificate in respect of the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Derek McDowell: It is a fairly strict regime. During the debate in this House on the Garda Síochána Bill, Senators said that the 18 year olds who were going to Templemore should be at university. It was argued that many trainee gardaí did not have a broad view of the world when they started in the training college. It was also suggested that the college should be moved from Templemore to Dublin.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Derek McDowell: When I checked the facts, I found that 54% of trainee gardaí have third level qualifications when they go to Templemore. The education that is offered at the training college is quite broad — it involves training in the community, etc. I mention that because we sometimes form our opinions on the basis of urban stereotypes. It was clearly a commonly held view that farmers' young sons were...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Derek McDowell: I am sympathetic to what lies behind amendment No. 1. I would not like it to be the case that anybody could argue that evidence of a technical examination would be rendered inadmissible by virtue of a failure to reduce the matter to writing. I will examine that issue between now and Report Stage. It is not the case that failure to do so would render invalid retrospectively a direction because...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Derek McDowell: That Bill relates to detention orders.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Derek McDowell: In regard to amendment No. 5, I indicated my intention to bring to the District Court rules committee — the most relevant committee in regard to the issuance of warrants — my strong belief that warrants should have their expiry date written clearly on them. This will concentrate everybody's mind on what is at issue and will ensure such mistakes are not made in future. One would need to be...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Derek McDowell: I will ask the District Court.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Derek McDowell: They would be statutory instruments.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Derek McDowell: I will bring it promptly to the attention of the District Court rules committee. With regard to court rules, there is a separation of powers issue at stake. Under the courts legislation, every court has a rules committee, which consists of judges, lawyers and so forth. The way in which such committees operate is that they make a rule and I have to concur with, or sign off on, that rule. I...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Derek McDowell: I am grateful to Senator Cummins for tabling this amendment. It covers the territory to which Senators Norris and O'Toole referred. Again, this is an occasion where the Senator's amendment has been addressed. I have moved the goalposts between Report Stage being completed in the Dáil and today. I ask Senators to turn to sections 10(a)(ii) and 187(a). Senators will see that under section...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Derek McDowell: Yes, I am instructed so.