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Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (14 Dec 2004)

Joanna Tuffy: Is provision made for an appeal or grievance procedure?

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (14 Dec 2004)

Joanna Tuffy: I did not mean a court of appeal.

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (14 Dec 2004)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 111: In page 58, subsection (1)(b), line 18, after "investigation" to insert "and any interview conducted with a member arrested under this Act shall be subject to procedures which shall be prescribed by the Minister for the video and audio recording of interviews with arrested persons generally". This amendment ensures that the procedures that apply to everyone else...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (14 Dec 2004)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 112: In page 59, subsection (5), lines 8 and 15, to delete all words from and including "but" in line 8. We have tabled this amendment because we do not agree with the exception provided in section 90 and we do not feel there is any logical reason powers under the Offences against the State Act and the Interception of Postal Packets Act should not be available to the...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (10 Dec 2004)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 98: In page 45, subsection (2), lines 3 to 5, to delete paragraph (a). A similar amendment was discussed yesterday in regard to the Garda Commissioner which my colleague, Senator Ryan, withdrew. He took on board what the Minister said. This amendment is in a different category in that it deals with the ombudsman commission. The prohibition on the expression of opinions on...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (10 Dec 2004)

Joanna Tuffy: I will not press the amendment, although I do not think the ombudsman commission would operate in the way the Minister suggested if that provision were not in place nor, I believe, would the Human Rights Commission get involved in the nitty-gritty of day-to-day politics. However, the commission members should be able to comment on policy that relates to their own operation. The Minister...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (10 Dec 2004)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 99: In page 45, subsection (3), line 22, to delete "has been". We feel the current wording is too broad and that it permanently protects any matter that ever went before a court or tribunal. For that reason, we propose the deletion of the words "has been".

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (10 Dec 2004)

Joanna Tuffy: Our amendment has the same intention as Senator Cummins's. There should be one key person in the ombudsman commission with a similar role to the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman. There are many reasons for that. It would be useful for the profile of the office of the ombudsman commission if people had one person they could identify with it and have confidence in. It works very well in the...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (10 Dec 2004)

Joanna Tuffy: I am concerned about public perception of the commission. Where people can identify one person with an office, they are much more aware of its profile. People know who is the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and expect certain things of him. To appoint one person only would be very positive from the perspective of the commission's profile. While I am very happy the Minister is...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (10 Dec 2004)

Joanna Tuffy: Perhaps the reasoning behind it is that if someone runs for European or local elections it will not contaminate his or her role on the ombudsman commission. I do not mean contaminate in the normal sense of the word but the idea appears to be that because the European and local authority elections are more remote, so to speak, they will not damage their role. I am not saying I agree with that....

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (10 Dec 2004)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 94: In page 40, subsection (2), between lines 34 and 35 to insert the following paragraph: "(d) to prosecute summarily members of the Garda Síochána where it decides to do so,". The ombudsman commission should have an independent power of prosecution and should not be dependent on referring all criminal matters to the Director of Public Prosecutions. Otherwise, its...

Seanad: Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 1999: Report and Final Stages. (10 Dec 2004)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 1: In page 10, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: "and (c) by the addition of a paragraph (e) as follows— '(e) under the Companies Acts 1963 to 2003 for the carrying on of any function exercisable by the Director of Corporate Enforcement, '.". This amendment was tabled on Committee Stage but not moved when the Minister of State at the Department of Justice,...

Seanad: Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 1999: Report and Final Stages. (10 Dec 2004)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank the Minister and his officials for their work on this Bill. Like SenatorCummins, the Labour Party also proposes that money obtained under this legislation be reinvested in disadvantaged communities, in the prevention of crime or, as reparation to communities affected by crime. I understand the Minister is constrained in that regard in that this is not something for which the Minister...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (10 Dec 2004)

Joanna Tuffy: I appreciate the Minister's acceptance of these Labour Party amendments.

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (10 Dec 2004)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 85: In page 37 subsection (4)(a), between lines 43 and 44 to insert the following: "(i) the public where such disclosure is a matter of exceptional and overriding public interest in all the circumstances,". There may be exceptional circumstances where it would be legitimate for a member of the Garda Síochána to bring a wrongdoing to the attention of the public via the...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (8 Dec 2004)

Joanna Tuffy: The more I think about it, the more the Fine Gael amendment, particularly paragraph (a), would be a mistake. It would preclude town councils from setting up their own committees.

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (8 Dec 2004)

Joanna Tuffy: From my reading of it, I am certain it would because it states "the establishment of the committee on a county or city council area basis . . . ". It does not state, "a local authority area basis." As it does not mention the town councils and does not state local authority, it would preclude the establishment of a committee based around the town council. There is no doubt about that. It would...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (8 Dec 2004)

Joanna Tuffy: The guidelines can deal with the point made by Senator Mansergh as to how one would designate the Oireachtas Members concerned.

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (8 Dec 2004)

Joanna Tuffy: I welcome amendment No. 37, which addresses the issue satisfactorily. When we spoke about the matter on Second Stage, everybody agreed that borough councils should be involved in joint policing committees. The point was made that if one were to carry out an analysis, it would become apparent that the incidence of crime is higher in urban areas due to the concentration of population. Town...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (8 Dec 2004)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 42: In page 23, subsection (1), line 16, to delete "may" and substitute "shall". My amendment is similar to that of Senator Cummins. The joint policing committees should be established in every area and it is not appropriate the Minister should have discretion to establish such committees. The Minister will be remembered for this initiative and he might as well go the...