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- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 17: In page 41, line 28, after "person" to insert the following: ", where the permission of that person has been obtained". The amendment relates to a person who uses or attempts to use a firearm on land occupied by another person where the occupier has not given his or her permission. Its aim is to safeguard landowners in regard to people who break the law by entering...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: In such an instance, if a person enters land for the purpose of shooting without having the relevant certificate, and if he or she falls and becomes injured, a claim can be made against the landowner for the injury incurred on that person's property. That is what landowners are afraid of. While an individual may be penalised for shooting on land for which he or she does not have a...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 19: In page 43, line 12, to delete "authorisations."." and substitute the following: "authorisations. (3) Any guidelines issued by the Commissioner under this section shall be made publicly available.".". This amendment is tabled in the interests of clarity. The guidelines on conditions should be made public by the Commissioner.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 20: In page 43, between lines 39 and 40, to insert the following: "(f) is of sound mental and psychiatric health, (g) has sufficient capacity to possess and operate a firearm responsibly and safely,". This amendment proposes to include two additional conditions an applicant must meet before being granted a firearm certificate, namely, that he or she is of sound mental and...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: My point is that it is up to the applicant. A person may make an application without knowing that he or she is of unsound mind. It may not be entirely apparent that this is the case.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: If the issuing person is not aware that an applicant may have some psychiatric problem, how will he or she ask for the information at this stage? My amendment specifically obligates the issuing person to inquire whether a person is of sound mind or has any psychiatric problems. Otherwise, there is a loophole.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I accept that the vast majority of firearm licenceholders do not pose a problem in terms of safety concerns and they probably never will. I am not referring to those but to those people who are the exception to the rule. The Minister exaggerated matters by referring to psychiatric assessments. I am talking about a licenceholder's GP who would be able to give an immediate assessment as to...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I am sure they would pay tax on it.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I am not putting a cost on this amendment.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: Would it not be worth it?
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: Yes.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No. 22: In page 50, line 2, to delete "or". These are simple technical amendments and I hope the Minister accepts them. They will prevent people getting licences if they have been involved in any violent crime. This is a sensible suggestion. Irrespective of how long ago it was, if a person was involved in violent crime, be it an assault or whatever, he or she should not be...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: If a person had a shotgun and was involved in such an altercation, what would be the position?
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: The Minister is being overly simplistic.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: Maybeââ
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: The superintendents may not know the people in question.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: The Minister is with the birds.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I move amendment No 27: In page 55, line 21, after "effect" to insert "only". We have discussed the ten-year mandatory sentence for drugs, which has only been implemented in 20% of cases brought before the courts. The section allows a judge to consider facts which may allow him or her to reduce the sentence from the mandatory ten years. I suggest in these amendments that if somebody commits...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: As has been pointed out people have refused to give samples. I spoke on Second Stage on the question of bodily integrity and I support Senator Norris's important amendment.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)
Maurice Cummins: I take on board the Minister's point. However, I have some doubts regarding the sections relating to the admissibility of witness statements. They are mainly to address the fact that witnesses can be intimidated. That is the most important matter because we have seen in several recent high-profile cases that people have been too frightened to give evidence and have retracted statements that...