Results 27,481-27,500 of 29,533 for speaker:Brendan Howlin
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: The Minister cannot say that for certain.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Exactly.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: I thank the Minister.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: My happiness is temporary.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Does the Minister support the banks or the keeping of a video record?
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: They might be the critical interviews.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: They should be protected.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: If they come out without the tape, that will have the same consequences for them.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 62: In page 30, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: 21.âIn the case of an accused person tried on indictment for an offence carrying a maximum or mandatory sentence of life imprisonment, who has been acquitted, where at any time following such acquittal the Director of Public Prosecutions comes into possession of significant new evidence which demonstrates...
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Does the Minister mean this amendment and the next one?
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: What is a romper room?
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Prospective is a start at least. Constitutionally, I am not sure if it could be made retrospective.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Is it possible?
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: We will deal with that separately. We have not reached that amendment yet.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: I am a little disappointed the Minister has not taken this on board. I thought that in the current Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, we have somebody whoââ
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: The problem we have on this side of the House is that we have notions that this is a Legislature and that if we make a compelling case, it may be accepted and that there is no impediment to this. Is this proposal so unusual or extreme that the Minister would have to speak to others about it? In normal circumstances, if one needed to bring propositions to Government, this could be done. This...
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: We are, but the Minister strayed into amendment No. 63 in his comments.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: No. I will confine my remarks to amendment No. 62 as I wish to make a separate case on amendment No. 63 when we reach it.
- Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: I will be more flexible on amendment No. 63 but I thought the purpose of this amendment was clear enough because it is confined to the most serious cases. The Minister asked if a situation could arise whereby no trial is ever finished. In other words, when somebody is acquitted, there is always a possibility of coming back to the case. I do not think it is a bad thing for persons who have...
- Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)
Brendan Howlin: Against how many is it being used? Will it deal with all of them?