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Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 3: In page 3, line 20, after "period" to insert "(including such time or times in the course of a period so specified)."

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 4: In page 3, line 25, to delete "him" and substitute "the person". This issue was also raised in the Dáil. The Labour Party feels that any new legislation should refer to both genders. I am aware that the Minister argued in the Dáil that the interpretation of legislation allows for the term "he" to be interpreted as "he" or "she". This is new legislation and from now...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I do not accept the Minister's response or that he is correct that if our amendments were accepted, it would be necessary to amend previous legislation. One of the reasons for this is modern expectation, which is why new legislation is gender-proofed. The amendments to the legislation should be gender-proofed.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: We may be speaking at cross purposes. The Labour Party does not agree with the view that the Government would have to redraft, amend or gender-proof the principal Act. We do not accept that it would be required or that the work, which the Minister of State said would be required, would be necessary. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Amendments Nos. 5 and 6 not moved.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 7: In page 3, line 29, after "Síochána" to insert "or any other authority concerned in the enforcement of the law, including an authority of another jurisdiction,". The Labour Party believes that the way in which the power is currently drafted confines that power to releasing someone to assist in law enforcement with the Garda Síochána alone. The purpose of this...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: My understanding is that the amendment would provide for a situation whereby a person could be released to assist a body in another jurisdiction, for example, the PSNI. I appreciate what the Minister of State said about other legislation which deals with this area. However, this amendment would provide for the other legislation to be in keeping with it in terms of the growth in cross-Border...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: While I support the intention of Senator Terry's amendment, the Labour Party's amendment No. 10 is making a slightly different point. An amendment made on Report Stage in the Dáil sought to involve the victim more in legislative terms, which is an important change. Amendment No. 10 states that it is not just the victim of the particular offence committed by a person in relation to their...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: On the Labour Party amendment, the legislation accepts that the victim's safety and security should be taken into account. The purpose of the amendment is to broaden the scope of this to include victims of other offences and family members. In response to the Minister of State's reason for not accepting the amendment, if he mentions victims of a particular offence as distinct from members of...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 12: In page 4, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following new paragraph: "(h) any representations made by or on behalf of the person,". The Labour Party proposes that one of the considerations should be "any representations made by or on behalf of the person". The reason for proposing this amendment is that we are of the view that it should be a standard provision...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I realise it is not a right. One of the main benefits of temporary release would be the rehabilitation of the prisoner. It is important also that their own case be made as well as all the other cases. Surely representations could be made by the person. If I recall correctly, the question of other parties making representations was raised by Senator Henry on Second Stage. On the broader issue...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 14: In page 5, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following new paragraph:

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: The previous subsection makes a provision for circumstances as they exist. Would the Minister of State consider adding age as a ground for appeal or has he an opinion on that?

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 15: In page 5, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following new paragraph: "(k) whether any risks arising on temporary release could be obviated by attaching conditions to the release, by limiting the duration of the release, by directing release during specified hours only in the course of a specified period, or by directing release with escort and with or without...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I understand what the Minister of State is saying, but we are concerned that the Act might not properly reflect the fact that there are different levels of release. It starts with release in handcuffs and the prison service escort. Subsection (3) says "the Minister shall not give a direction under this"– I stress "shall not", which is mandatory –"if he is of the opinion that for reasons...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 16: In page 5, line 20, after "court" to insert ", unless such order is expressed to be subject to such temporary release (if any) as may be directed under this section". The purpose of this amendment is to provide that a court would be happy, for example, while remanding a sick prisoner, to permit the person to be released temporarily for some special reason between...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: In light of what the Minister of State has said, I ask the Department to give further consideration to this, particularly in light of the recommendation of the Inspector of Prisons.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 18: In page 5, to delete all words from and including "or" in line 39 down to and including "subject" in line 41. The Labour Party tabled this amendment because the way the section is worded at present would permit discrimination between classes of prisoners and that is undesirable. I raised that issue during the debate on Second Stage. The legislation is in part a...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I still say that including the phrase "classes of persons" is wrong because it brings into the Minister's consideration the type of crime that has been committed by the person in question. Why specify? Surely the type of rules the Minister of State has mentioned with regard to juvenile offenders can be taken into consideration under the other provisions in the Bill and do not need to be spelt...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I second the motion. I start with a quote from Ms Luas Lane, in a recent letter to The Irish Times, in an Irishman's Diary – alias Mr. Kevin Myers. She asks the question: "And why has Ireland made its prime national route less like a Spaghetti Junction and more like macaroni cheese out of a tin?" The recent news dispatches about the Red Cow roundabout, to which my colleague, Senator...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: A point I have made previously in transport debates is that Luas and a metro are important and the Government should get its act together in that regard. When the plans were originally announced the idea from the DTO was that in the meantime, the bus would be used to sort out traffic congestion pending the introduction of Luas-metro. The bus was to be an important part of the overall plan....