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Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Mary Henry: I agree with Senator Cummins that 14 is far too young. The proviso is inserted that children may carry and use firearms for hunting and target shooting under the supervision of a specified person over 18 years of age who holds a firearms certificate in that regard. People on provisional driving licences are supposed to have someone who holds a full licence sitting beside them when driving. We...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Mary Henry: At 16 years.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Mary Henry: If we are to win Olympic medals we must change our attitudes on many issues. We will not win any medals in sprints until we get more west Africans into the country because they are the only ones who win international events, be they Canadian, American or Australian. I have great sympathy for Senator Hayes's comments. While I think 14 is too young, gun clubs are in general very careful about...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Mary Henry: Shooting the ducks in the park.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Mary Henry: The Minister compared it to driving. It is not the case that any 18 year old can sit in beside the driver. It has to be someone with a driving licence.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Mary Henry: I know that. The Minister said anyone can sit into a car, as long as he or she is under the supervision of a specified person. Does that mean 14 year olds can only go out shooting with a single named person?

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Mary Henry: Does that person have to be named to the Commissioner before he or she goes out?

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Mary Henry: I do not think the legislation really states that.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Mary Henry: It does not refer to "a specified named person".

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Mary Henry: It has to be just one person.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Mary Henry: That is right.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Jul 2006)

Mary Henry: I support Senator O'Toole's call for a debate on human rights in China following the summer recess. I referred previously to the issue of organ donations involving those executed in China, a state in which capital punishment is widespread. I would like us to address another issue when we return. I still have not managed to obtain a copy of the health report in which Ireland scored so badly.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Jul 2006)

Mary Henry: I accept that the Leader has done so. I am particularly concerned that we seem to have scored badly on our care of neonates. The report recommending the fortification of bread with folic acid to attempt to reduce the number of children born with neural tube defects in this country was to be published at the end of last year. Apparently, it is due to be published shortly. Would it be possible...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Mary Henry: I support this amendment, which is in line with a motion tabled previously by Senator O'Toole, which I also supported. We had a ridiculous incident where a prisoner had to be freed despite the fact that the garda warned the judge involved that the warrant would run out. For practical reasons, it is most important that this amendment is accepted.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Mary Henry: I am interested in the area of DNA evidence. The Minister is correct in saying that such material could be useful in the future. However, a person's DNA exposes not only a great deal about that person but a great deal about other people. The DNA of the Minister's brother would be very similar to the Minister's DNA.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Mary Henry: One can build up a profile of a family and a great deal of information can be gained about people who have had no involvement in the crime committed. This issue is already a problem in the case of insurance companies. Therefore, information is not only exposed about people detained in Garda stations but about their families. One can pick up a great deal of information about a family from the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Mary Henry: He is dying to do this.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Mary Henry: I had better spring to Professor McConnell's defence as he is my seconder for the Seanad. I would not share his view that everyone's DNA should be on-line because it depends on who has access to this information. I would not share all his views on the position of the fertilised egg, an issue which is quickly coming down the tracks. It is important to point out that issues of paternity do not...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Mary Henry: I think I can live with that. This is a very difficult area which does not simply affect the families of criminals.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Mary Henry: There are many factors relating to DNA screening which have not been examined. Section 14 makes no mention of who has access to this DNA and does not mention whether it will be codified or whether it will be examined for signs of inherited diseases or dominant and recessive genes. The human genome is being unravelled around us much faster than we expected. Can one examine a DNA sample to find...