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Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I move amendment No. 51: In page 14, line 38, to delete "(6)" and substitute "(7)".

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I move amendment No. 52: In page 14, line 38, to delete "(5)" and substitute "(6)".

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I move amendment No. 53: In page 14, line 40, to delete "(7)" and substitute "(8)".

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I move amendment No. 54: In page 14, line 42, to delete "(8)" and substitute "(9)".

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I move amendment No. 55: In page 14, line 42, to delete "(4)" and substitute "(5)".

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I move amendment No. 56: In page 14, line 47, to delete "(9)" and substitute "(10)".

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I move amendment No. 57: In page 15, line 1, to delete "(10)" and substitute "(11)".

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I move amendment No. 58: In page 15, line 4, to delete "(11)" and substitute "(12)".

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I move amendment No. 59: In page 15, line 5, to delete "(10)" and substitute "(11)".

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I move amendment No. 60: In page 15, line 6, to delete "(12)" and substitute "(13)".

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I move amendment No. 61: In page 15, line 7, to delete "(10)" and substitute "(11)".

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: The Chair will announce any groupings.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: It is not a good idea to say that every regulation made out of the Bail Act 1997 should not have effect unless and until this and the other House have considered it. It is better to operate on the basis that where anything is done that requires scrutiny, Members can raise it in the ordinary way.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: The Schedule to the 1997 Act is being expanded to cover several weapons related offences. Paragraph (a) amends paragraph 14 of the Schedule to provide for a list of further offences. The effect of the provision is that a court can refuse bail to a person charged with one of the offences if it is reasonably satisfied that such a refusal is necessary to prevent the commission of a further...

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I will consider this issue further. My officials are urging me not to accept the amendment.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: Sureties are dealt with separately.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: First, I would like to address Deputy Jim O'Keeffe's specific proposals. A working group on sentencing in the courts is currently operating in the Dublin Circuit Court.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: It is chaired by Mrs. Justice Denham and includes Mr. Justice Kevin O'Higgins, Mr. Justice Esmonde Smith, Her Honour Judge Miriam Malone and Professor Tom O'Malley. They are reviewing sentencing systems worldwide and have decided to establish a pilot project in the Dublin Circuit Court. I understand that two researchers have been selected to collect and collate information on sentencing...

Criminal Law Review. (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: The exclusionary rule is the rule that defines the circumstances under which a court will exclude evidence on the grounds that it has been obtained in violation of the accused's rights. This issue was examined in some detail by the Balance in the Criminal Law Review Group chaired by Dr. Gerard Hogan. Customarily, the common law did not have an exclusionary rule and the courts allowed...

Criminal Law Review. (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I agree with the Deputy and the minority view in the Kenny case. I am bound, as is every citizen, by the majority view of the Supreme Court but, had Deputy Jim O'Keeffe or I held the swing vote things might have gone the other way. However, we were not there and other people decided the case the way they did.