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Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 13:In page 7, line 7, to delete “24 years” and substitute “25 years”.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 14:In page 7, lines 7 and 8, to delete "committed and over" and substitute "committed,".

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 15:In page 7, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:"(5) Notwithstanding subsections (1) to (4), the relevant period in respect of a relevant sentence imposed on a person for an offence under section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 shall be the lesser of the following:(a) the period determined in accordance with subsections (1) to (4); (b) the period of 3...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 16:In page 7, line 12, to delete “(5) The relevant” and substitute “(6) The relevant”.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 17:In page 7, to delete lines 36 to 41, and in page 6, to delete lines 1 to 5 and substitute the following: “and (b) by deleting subsections (3) and (5).”. The amendment is one of the most important changes I propose to the Bill. It will remove the limit on the number of convictions that can become spent. The single-conviction rule of the current law...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 18:In page 8, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following: “Report on operation of Act 7.The Act of 2016 is amended in Part 2 by inserting the following after section 13: “13A.The Minister shall — (a) not later than 2 years after this section comes into operation, commence a review of the operation of this Act, and (b) not later than 12 months...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 19:In page 8, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “Definition (Part 3) 7.In this Part “Act of 2012” means the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012.”.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 20:In page 8, line 10, to delete “National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012” and substitute “Act of 2012”.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 21:In page 8, to delete lines 12 and 13 and substitute the following: “(a) in subsection (1) — (i) by substituting “a relevant court” for “the District Court”, (ii) by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (a): “(aa) the penalty imposed by the court in respect of the conviction concerned is a relevant...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 22:In page 8, to delete lines 14 to 25 and substitute the following:“(b) by deleting subsections (2) and (4),”.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 23:In page 8, to delete lines 26 to 33 and substitute the following: “(c) in subsection (5) — (i) in the definition of “effective date of conviction”, by substituting “a relevant court” for “the District Court”, and (ii) in the definition of “excluded offence” by substituting “2016;” for...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 24:In page 8, after line 33, to insert the following: “Amendment of Schedule 3 to Act of 2012 8.Schedule 3 to the Act of 2012 is amended in paragraph 16 by substituting “an offence under” for “a first offence under”.”. I have tabled the amendment in the same vein as amendment No. 15 and in light of the recently heralded shift...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 25:In page 8, after line 33, to insert the following: “PART 4 Amendment to Employment Equality Act 1998 Discriminatory treatment of persons with spent convictions or findings of guilt 8. The Employment Equality Act 1998 is amended by inserting the following section after section 14A: “14B. (1) For the purposes of this Act, where an employer treats a...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 26:In page 8, after line 33, to insert the following: “PART 5 Amendment to Children Act 2001 Amendment of section 258 (non-disclosure of certain findings of guilt) of Children Act 2001 8. Section 258 of the Children Act 2001 is amended in subsection (1)—(a) in paragraph (c) by substituting “one year” for “three years”, and...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 27: In page 9, to delete lines 6 to 12 and substitute the following: " Reference number Relevant sentence imposed Duration of relevant period for persons aged 25 years and over Duration of relevant period for persons who have reached the age of 18 years but have not yet reached the age of 25 years

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 28: In page 10, to delete lines 3 to 9 and substitute the following: " Reference number Sentence imposed Duration of relevant period for persons aged 25 years and above Duration of relevant period for persons who have reached the age of 18 years but have not yet reached the age of 25 years

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 29:In page 5, line 8, after “spent,” to insert “to make consequential amendments to other Acts, to amend the Employment Equality Act 1998”.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I thank everyone. It has taken me a long time to advance the Bill to this point. Long before I became a Member of the House, I was part of very early discussions in the community and drugs sectors about the fact that we did not even have a spent convictions regime in place in Ireland. It is almost as if I am getting close to giving birth. To reach the end of the process would be amazing...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: As a Senator, I have never wanted to work on legislation in isolation to either oppose a measure or differ from other Members. My goal has always been to work cohesively with everybody around me. That probably comes from a lifetime of work with people in the community sector and it is the only way to get things done. The Minister's departmental officials have been open to participating in...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Lynn Ruane: I thank all those in the community sector and the NGOs who fought to get the Bill to this point.I hope that between now and Report Stage we can see a Bill leave this House which everyone will support and which can be championed by the two larger parties in the Dáil. Obviously I do not want a Bill to leave this House which will not be picked up by the Minister's Department, considering...