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Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: Senator Walsh continually distorts the discussion and makes cheap political shots across the floor.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: With regard to the issue raised by Senator Bacik, I put forward a Bill in the House dealing with technicalities in the criminal law system and Senator Walsh voted it down, as did all of his colleagues. He did not want to hear about sorting out technicalities-----

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: -----which prevent the prosecution of crime in this country.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: The Senator is being totally contradictory and applying double standards to the debate.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: I move amendment No. 18: In page 25, line 5, to delete "District" and substitute "Circuit". The subject matter of this amendment has been the subject of debate on a previous amendment. The issue is that the Circuit Court, rather than the District Court, would have jurisdiction on the issues arising under the Act. I will be pressing the amendment.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: No.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: I move amendment No. 27: In page 29, after line 47, to insert the following: "(b) Where a judge makes a direction or exclusion under paragraph (a), he or she shall direct that proceedings of the application are recorded by an official stenographer.".

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: No. I object to moving this matter to Report Stage now. While many issues have been discussed and clarified, as a matter of principle it is inappropriate for this type of legislation simply to move Report Stage. It requires time for consideration of amendments and such time should be allowed. It is inappropriate to rush through all Stages of the Bill on the same day. This point was made...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: Yes, that is correct.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: I move amendment No. 8: In page 16, after line 50, to insert the following: "(4) The orders made under subsection (3) shall fall within the terms of a scheme to be proposed by the Minister within 21 days which sets out the nature an extent of any restrictions under this section. In respect of a scheme made under this subsection the Minister shall: (a) cause a draft of the proposed scheme to...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: I will not be pressing the amendment.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: That is correct.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: It should not have been in this list.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: I move amendment No. 12: In page 21, line 20, after "Síochána" to insert the following: "who for the purposes of this section shall be a Garda not below the rank of Sergeant". Part 4 of the Bill deals with detention and re-arrest. The Bill suggests that if at any time during the detention of a person pursuant to this section a member of the Garda Síochána, with reasonable cause, suspects...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: I move amendment No. 13: In page 21, to delete line 38 and substitute the following: " "(4BA) (a) An application under this subsection shall be made to the Judge of a Circuit Court. (b) Without prejudice to paragraph (b) of this ". This amendment is linked to amendments Nos. 12 and 14 in terms of precautions and safeguards in this area of scheduled offences. It proposes that it would be the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: In light of the Minister's comprehensive reply, I will not press the amendment.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: I move amendment No. 14: In page 22, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: "(b) Where a judge makes a direction or exclusion under paragraph (a), he or she shall direct that proceedings of the application are recorded by an official stenographer.". This amendment provides a safeguard in respect of in camera hearings on the extension of periods of detention of suspects. Where a...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: The Minister is pushing his luck now.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: Very knowledgeable.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)

Eugene Regan: I move amendment No. 3: In page 10, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: "(3) A person shall not be convicted of an offence under this Act based on the opinion given under this section in the absence of corroborating evidence, which shall not include evidence given to a Court based on section 9 of this Act.". While it is not provided in this section that one is giving evidence or...