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- Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2023)
Helen McEntee: I wholeheartedly reject any assertions or suggestions Deputy McNamara has made about this matter. I have clearly outlined why I will not be accepting the amendment. It is important that we do not tie the hands of the Commissioner if he or she feels it is important to bring forward information that is relevant to the Minister.
- Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2023)
Helen McEntee: The Deputy has outlined the position that the then Minister gave on Committee Stage. The position has not changed. My understanding is that, under the relevant provision, an appointed judge may conduct the inquiry in the manner he or she believes is proper and will have the powers, rights and privileges vested in a judge of the High Court. It is expressly stated that the judge will be a...
- Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2023)
Helen McEntee: This is the advice that has been given to me. An appointed judge may conduct the inquiry in the manner he or she feels is proper and he or she will have those powers. Obviously, this Bill has to go through a number of Stages, so I will commit to triple-checking. Following the discussion on Committee Stage, the advice given to me by the Attorney General is that the judge will have those...
- Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2023)
Helen McEntee: No, that is not what I am suggesting.
- Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2023)
Helen McEntee: I will.
- Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2023)
Helen McEntee: The Meath ladies have.
- Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2023)
Helen McEntee: Yes, that is absolutely the case. It is open to the office of the independent examiner to review legislation, to review how it has been applied-----
- Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2023)
Helen McEntee: -----and to recommend changes where necessary, but the Bill absolutely does not make the changes that I think it was thought it makes. That is why the amendment has been put forward, but I am satisfied that it is not required.
- Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2023)
Helen McEntee: It is interesting that we have discussed this a number of times tonight. During the debate on Coco's Law, I remember having a similar discussion-----
- Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2023)
Helen McEntee: -----about a particular piece and why it was not included in the legislation. When it comes to ensuring that all public bodies carry out their legal obligations in accordance with the law, this principle is so paramount that I think it goes without saying. In addition, if it is to be included in this legislation, the question is raised - if it is not included in all other legislation -...
- Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2023)
Helen McEntee: I move amendment No. 13: In page 26, lines 16 and 17, to delete “or, in the English language, as the Board of An Garda Síochána”.
- Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2023)
Helen McEntee: I move amendment No. 14: In page 28, line 39, to delete “with” and substitute “with one or more of”.
- Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2023)
Helen McEntee: I move amendment No. 2: In page 17, line 16, to delete “body” and substitute “group”. Amendment No. 2 is a technical amendment to amend the Long Title to refer to an grúpa stiúrtha náisiúnta um shábháilteacht pobail or the national community safety steering group as a group rather than a body which is the term used in the...
- Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2023)
Helen McEntee: I move amendment No. 3: In page 17, line 17, to delete “or, in the English language, the National Community Safety Steering Group”.
- Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2023)
Helen McEntee: I move amendment No. 4: In page 17, lines 19 and 20, to delete “or, in the English language, the National Office for Community Safety”.
- Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2023)
Helen McEntee: I move amendment No. 5: In page 17, lines 22 and 23, to delete “or, in the English language, the Policing and Community Safety Authority”.
- Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2023)
Helen McEntee: I move amendment No. 6: In page 17, line 31, to delete “Oifig” and substitute “oifig”.
- Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2023)
Helen McEntee: I move amendment No. 7: In page 17, lines 31 and 32, to delete “or, in the English language, the office of Independent Examiner of Security Legislation”.
- Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2023)
Helen McEntee: I move amendment No. 8: In page 22, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “(3) A reference in this Act— (a) to the policing priorities shall, where the context admits, be construed as including a reference to the priorities relating to policing services determined by the Policing Authority (within the meaning of Part 4) under section 20 of the Act of 2005...
- Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2023)
Helen McEntee: This is a complex matter. Section 3 defines security services. The amendment provides that nothing in section 3 would authorise a member of An Garda to exercise a power conferred by law for a purpose that is not so authorised. An Garda Síochána only has powers that are provided for in any number of Acts or in common law. That does not change because of this section, which simply...