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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 97: In page 34, line 2, to delete "child).". and substitute "child);".

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 98: In page 34, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: "(g) section 21(sexual act with protected person); (h) section 22(offence against relevant person by person in authority).".".

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 99: In page 34, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: "Amendment of Criminal Procedure Act 2010 50.The Schedule to the Criminal Procedure Act 2010 is amended by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph 9: "9A. An offence under section 2 of the Punishment of Incest Act 1908 (incest by females of or over seventeen).".". We have had some...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 100: In page 34, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: "Amendment of Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 51. The Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 is amended— (a) in Schedule 1— (i) by the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 101: In page 34, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “Amendment of Taxi Regulation Act 2013 52. The Taxi Regulation Act 2013 is amended— (a) in section 30, by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “sexual offence”: “ ‘sexual offence’ means an offence referred to in paragraphs...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Yes, it does.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 102: In page 34, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “Amendment of Children First Act 2015 53. The Children First Act 2015 is amended— (a) in section 2, by the deletion of paragraphs (b) and (c) of the definition of “sexual abuse”, (b) in Schedule 3— (i) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph 9:...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 103: In page 34, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “Amendment of Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 54. Schedule 1 to the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 is amended— (a) in Part 1, by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph 4: “4. An...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 107: In page 5, line 9, after “Act 1992;” to insert “to repeal certain provisions of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993;”. These are just technical amendments to the Long Title of the Bill to reflect the provisions contained in Part 3, which will repeal and replace section 5 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 108: In page 5, line 11, after “offences” to insert “relating to sexual acts with protected persons and”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I thank the Chairman for his chairing of the meeting. I am very pleased we have been able to work through so many of the issues. Much has been accepted without any contrary views and I will return with further amendments on Report Stage regarding a number of issues. I note the view a number of people have taken regarding the language we have used. We have spent months working on it and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (7 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 78 and 79 together. I am informed by the Garda Authorities that requests with regard to social housing are outside the remit of the vetting arrangements that are in place for other purposes. In accordance with Section 15 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997, a housing authority may make requests for information to a number of specified...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Independent Review Mechanism (7 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Inquiry to which the Deputy refers is to be established following my acceptance of a recommendation by the panel of the Independent Review Mechanism. The role of the Independent Review Mechanism was to review complaints of Garda misconduct. Officials in my Department have consulted with the Office of the Attorney General with regard to matters concerning the establishment of these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Valuation Office (7 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Commissioner of Valuation that the introduction of a regional structure for the Valuation Office is not in line with the current operational requirements and work programmes of the organisation and is not, at present, under consideration.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigations (7 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and Units and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am assured by the Garda Commissioner that the allocation of Gardaí is continually monitored and reviewed taking into account all relevant factors...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (7 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 84 and 85 together. I can inform the Deputy that the Irish Prison Service would assess any request by a prison officer to be reassigned to another part of the civil or public service, whether within my Department or not, having regard to the merits and particular circumstances of the request.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Investments (7 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been informed that the Common Investment Fund (CIF) holds a small proportion of tobacco related stocks as part of a dividend reinvestment scheme which allows unit holders (charities) the choice of receiving dividend income in cash or to reinvest back into the fund. The CIF was established in April, 1985 by the Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests for Ireland under a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Liquor Licensing Laws (7 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The position is that the statutory provisions relating to the sale of alcohol on Good Friday, which have historical origins, will be examined in the context of the forthcoming Sale of Alcohol Bill. It will update the law relating to the sale, supply and consumption of alcohol in licensed premises by repealing the Licensing Acts 1833 to 2011, and the Registration of Clubs Acts 1904 to 2008,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (7 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was deported from the State in July, 2016 on foot of a valid Deportation Order which was made on 25th September, 2015. As the Deputy will be aware, the consequence of a Deportation Order is that the person named on the Order must leave the State and remain out of the State....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (7 Dec 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that decisions regarding the grant or refusal of visas are made in a number of INIS Visa Offices overseas, the INIS Visa Office in Dublin, and at Embassies of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade which process certain visa applications under delegated sanction from my Department. The waiting...