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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (11 May 2021)

James Browne: I recognise the crucial role healthcare workers are continuing to play in responding to the threat of Covid-19. They work in a challenging environment and deal with vulnerable people on a daily basis. Their exceptional commitment has been particularly clear throughout the pandemic, during which they have played a vital part in preventing the spread of Covid-19. All applications for a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (11 May 2021)

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 640 and 642 together. Protecting and supporting victims of sexual crime throughout their engagement with the criminal justice system is a priority for me and this Government. Goal 3 of Justice Plan 2021 commits to ‘Strengthening community safety, reduce reoffending, support victims and combat domestic sexual and gender based violence’. Last...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (11 May 2021)

James Browne: I recognise and acknowledge the crucial role frontline workers are continuing to play in responding to the threat of COVID-19. They work in a challenging environment and deal with vulnerable people on a daily basis. Their exceptional commitment has been particularly clear throughout the pandemic, during which they have been playing a key role in preventing the spread of the COVID-19 virus. ...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 May 2021)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 1: In page 7, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “ “Act of 2020” means the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020;” Amendments Nos. 1 to 6, inclusive are technical amendments which amend section 1 of the Bill which provides for definitions. Amendment No. 1 allows for the inclusion of a reference to...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 May 2021)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 2: In page 7, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “ “enactment” has the same meaning as it has in the Interpretation Act 2005;”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 May 2021)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 3: In page 7, to delete line 18 and substitute the following: “ “perjury” shall, except where the context otherwise requires, be construed in accordance with section 2(1);”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 May 2021)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 4: In page 7, to delete lines 19 to 23.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 May 2021)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 5: In page 7, to delete line 26 and substitute the following: “ “subornation of perjury” shall, except where the context otherwise requires, be construed in accordance with section 3(1);”

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 May 2021)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 6: In page 7, after line 28, to insert the following: “(1) Section 21(3) of the Act of 2020 shall not apply in respect of any reference in this Act to an affidavit or a statutory declaration.”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 May 2021)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 7: In page 8, lines 2 to 22, to delete all words from and including “(1)If” in line 2 down to and including line 22 and substitute the following: “(1) A person commits an offence (in this Act referred to as perjury) if he or she, in, or for the purpose of, a judicial or other proceeding, gives a statement material in the proceeding— (a)...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 May 2021)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 8: In page 8, lines 26 to 31, to delete all words from and including “(1) Without” in line 26 down to and including line 31 and substitute the following: “(1) A person commits an offence (in this Act referred to as subornation of perjury) if he or she procures, persuades, induces or otherwise causes another person to commit perjury, knowing or...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 May 2021)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 9: In page 8, to delete lines 35 to 38, and in page 9, to delete lines 1 to 6 and substitute the following: “(1) Where, on or after the coming into operation of this subsection, a person commits an offence referred to as perjury, howsoever described, in an enactment specified in Schedule 1, he or she shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished as if he...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 May 2021)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 10: In page 9, line 10, to delete “dishonestly” where it firstly occurs. Amendments Nos. 10 and 11 are technical amendments to the wording of this section on the advice of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. It is not necessary to use the adverb" dishonestly" for the purposes of this section. The view taken is that its inclusion serves no useful...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 May 2021)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 11: In page 9, line 10, to delete “dishonestly” where it secondly occurs.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 May 2021)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 12: In page 9, line 11, to delete “material in those proceedings” and substitute “material for that purpose”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 May 2021)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 13: In page 9, to delete lines 15 to 17 and substitute the following: “(2) A person who gives or causes to be given, or adduces or causes to be adduced, an affidavit for the purposes of the Bills of Sale (Ireland) Acts 1879 and 1883 that— (a) is false in any material aspect, and (b) he or she knows to be false, commits an offence.”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 May 2021)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 14: In page 9, line 19, to delete “dishonestly”.