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- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: I appreciate the leeway the Leas-Cheann Comhairle has given me.
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Catherine Connolly: My leniency is-----
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: On some level, there is general agreement on this legislation and the fact it fixes the legal issue. There is scope, however, for considerable sentences being issued where the Bill applies to an offender. We are not opposing the passage of the Bill at this point in time. There is, however, a considerable amount of work which needs to be done, particularly in that field that relates to...
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Imelda Munster: As my colleague has explained, Sinn Féin will not be opposing the Bill, which will remove both the mandatory life sentence for murder and the minimum custodial period for capital murder for people who are under the age of 18 when they commit the offence. We support legal certainty in sentencing, particularly in cases such as the one that has resulted in this legislation and related to a...
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Catherine Connolly: As I reminded the Deputy’s colleague, we are on the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024.
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Imelda Munster: I know but this is interlinked in some way.
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Catherine Connolly: I am desperately trying to see it. I will show leniency.
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Imelda Munster: I will continue a bit more and perhaps the Leas-Cheann Comhairle will see the link. The Government’s approach has had disastrous consequences and has caused upset for people coming into the country seeking protection, as well as for people in local communities in some cases. The Government has approached the issue by throwing money at the situation, with millions of euro flowing from...
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Catherine Connolly: This is the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024.
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Imelda Munster: As regards the ban, it relates to circumstances in which the wearing of a mask is intended to intimidate. I am not sure what is actually meant by that. It is obviously a completely subjective and meaningless test. There is a grey area regarding what constitutes a mask in the first instance. I have seen exemptions mentioned. Surely, anyone wanting to cover their face with a scarf or a...
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Please, Deputy. This is the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024. This is Second Stage and we are talking about what is in the Bill or what should be put in the Bill.
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Patricia Ryan: This Bill is a short one, brought forward in response to a recent High Court decision. It is not right or proper to discuss the circumstances of the case but, for clarity, the case revolves around a conflict between the mandatory sentence for murder applied to adults of 18 years and over. Section 156 of the 2001 Act states a child cannot be sentenced or committed to prison. This conflict...
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Minister, I am loath to interrupt you, but Members like to have copies when-----
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Helen McEntee: They do. I do not think copies have to be circulated but I can see if-----
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Catherine Connolly: It is normal practice.
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Helen McEntee: We will ask for that. A child convicted of murder may receive a life sentence, whereas a child convicted of murder who has turned 18 must receive a life sentence. The practical effect of the High Court decision is that it will now be difficult to proceed with prosecutions in these types of cases, given the lack of clarity on what sentence can be imposed if the person is found guilty. ...
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Thank you, Minister. I do not wish to hammer the point, but Members are looking at me as regards copies of the speech. Such copies are very helpful, and this is significant legislation.
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Helen McEntee: I am sorry.
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: This Bill will amend the Criminal Justice Act 1990 to disapply both the mandatory life sentence for murder and the minimum custodial period for capital murder for those who were under 18 at the time of the offence. We support legal certainty, which is absolutely necessary as regards sentencing, especially in cases involving the circumstances such as the case which led to this, where a...
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Deputy, we are on the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill.