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- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Sections 16 to 19, inclusive, agreed to. NEW SECTION
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Amendment No. 5 is a standalone amendment. Acceptance of this amendment involves the deletion of section 20 of the Bill so a new section will be inserted.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: If no one else wants to speak I put the amendment, that the new section be there inserted. Is that agreed?
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is amendment No. 5 on page 2.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We have to deal with the section which we will come to in a moment and the Deputy will have the opportunity to address it then.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am only putting the amendment now. I will then seek the committee's agreement to the section. My understanding is that the Deputies are opposing the section. I will invite them to speak at that point on that matter.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: No, I want to get the amendment out of the way first. There had been an earlier indication of assent I will put it again for clarification, that amendment No. 5 in the Minister's name be agreed to.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There are no other amendments in section 20. I have now to put that section 20-----
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The proposition in this amendment is that section 20 be deleted from the Bill. The proposition I am putting is that section 20 be deleted. Is that agreed?
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The briefing note is misleading. I absolutely accept what the Minister says but if the Minister were to examine it she would see that what I have read into the record is exactly the briefing the Chairman has received. It is wrong and I am making that clear. Am I correct in saying that section 20, as amended, remains part of the Bill?
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We now have a new section 20. It has already been decided by the passing of the amendment that we are deleting the original section 20.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am going to interpret this myself. I ask members for their attention. There is confusion here and some day they will be in a position like this and will have to take the guidance but I am not happy with it. We have agreed amendment No. 5, the effect of that is that the new section replaces the former section 20. We have already agreed that so that change has taken place in my view. The...
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That is their call. Their opposition to section 20 I presume reflected what section 20 previously stated. We have just amended that by the passage of amendment No. 5. I invite Deputies Daly and Wallace to make a contribution if they wish at this stage.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There are no other amendments to section 20. There is just the Minister's amendment, which we have accepted and with which I need to be able to proceed. Any other amendments in the group will be dealt with when their respective sections are reached.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The opposition of Deputies Clare Daly and Mick Wallace is noted. Deputy Catherine Martin has asked for her name to be deleted from the list of those opposing.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The next amendment is in the name of Deputy Jonathan O'Brien. While Deputy O'Brien may table amendments, he is not in a position to call a vote.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Then I will move the amendment. I move amendment No. 9: In page 17, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: “(8) It shall be presumed that a relevant person has capacity in respect of the matter concerned unless the contrary is shown in accordance with the provisions of thisAct.”.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Amendments Nos. 11 and 13 are related and may be discussed together. The Deputy who tabled amendment No. 11 is not present. I call Deputy Ruth Coppinger to discuss amendment No. 13.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Deputy most certainly has. Listening to the exchange, the Tánaiste quite rightly talked strong. That is the critical message here. It is the message of Deputy Coppinger's amendment. A strong-----
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There are no other amendments grouped with amendments Nos. 11 and 13.