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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 May 2017)

Clare Daly: I am happy to-----

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 May 2017)

Clare Daly: We are agreed.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 May 2017)

Clare Daly: Yes.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 May 2017)

Clare Daly: If the amendment is lost will I be able to put it in at a later stage?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 May 2017)

Clare Daly: In deference to the confusion, I will withdraw it for now but I reserve the right to re-enter it on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 May 2017)

Clare Daly: I am trying to be helpful.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 May 2017)

Clare Daly: I move amendment No. 70:In page 17, line 12, to delete “who is resident in the State”. This amendment is about removing residence as a condition and to remove the words "who is resident in the State". We are looking for An Garda Síochána to allow for a foreign police service in whose jurisdiction an alleged crime occurred, and where somebody in Ireland has told them...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 May 2017)

Clare Daly: I move amendment No. 79:In page 18, to delete lines 6 to 10 and substitute the following:“(5) Where a victim of an alleged offence has been assessed under section 14 and the investigating authority has identified specific protection needs in relation to the victim, the presiding judge shall be provided with a copy of the report by the investigating authority. The investigating...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 May 2017)

Clare Daly: In terms of my amendment No. 79, the Minister has made a strong argument. There was no way that we want this information being handed over to the defence or anything like that. The aim of the amendment is to tackle the re-traumatisation of victims, as a result of some of their experiences in some of our courts, because of the way in which the Judiciary run the courts. I know the matter...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 May 2017)

Clare Daly: I will withdraw the amendment but I might resubmit it. Deputy O'Callaghan has withdrawn his amendment so I had better withdraw mine.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 May 2017)

Clare Daly: I know. We will consider it on Report Stage. It may be covered.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 May 2017)

Clare Daly: Yes, that is fine.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 May 2017)

Clare Daly: Can we discuss it?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 May 2017)

Clare Daly: Deputy O'Callaghan and I have tabled amendments with similar provisions. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has recommended the establishment of an ombudsman for the victims of crime and a complaints procedure and these are now urgent. The other amendment deals with the training of people working within the justice system. If we are not allowed to table these amendments, I...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 May 2017)

Clare Daly: I move amendment No. 148:In page 33, after line 35, to insert the following: “Safeguards in the context of restorative justice31. (1) A court or other public body shall not invite a victim to participate in a restorative justice process unless satisfied that the victim would be reasonably safeguarded against secondary and repeat victimisation, intimidation and retaliation and would...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 May 2017)

Clare Daly: These amendments are about restorative justice. The Minister said she would come back and look at the whole package.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Committee (17 May 2017)

Clare Daly: In fairness, the Minister convened a meeting with her officials last Thursday, which we attended. They expressed their intention to deal with this issue and expedite it before the summer. This is a big ask and a very tight schedule but we agreed to work together to try to deliver it and report back to the committee to seek its co-operation in that regard as well. In essence, the Minister...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Committee (17 May 2017)

Clare Daly: We may need to consider that. There is a real urgency to have the Bill passed before the summer recess. I believe the Tánaiste is committed to that but there is speculation that she may not be the Minister for Justice and Equality under the new Fine Gael leadership. We do not know what is happening in that regard. The point I am making is that we need to keep the pressure on the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Contracts (17 May 2017)

Clare Daly: 71. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding the recent purchase of drones to the value of €1.9 million from Israel by the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23969/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (17 May 2017)

Clare Daly: 72. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the implementation of the Air Corps' improvement plan for health and safety at the Air Corps premises at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, in view of the fact that seven out of the eight phases of the plan were to be implemented by May 2017. [23970/17]