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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 39:In page 13, line 31, to delete "considered, necessary" and substitute "considered necessary,".

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 40:In page 14, line 14, to delete "proceedings" and substitute "hearing".

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 41:In page 14, lines 27 and 28, to delete all words from and including "but" in line 27 down to and including line 28 and substitute the following:"and may involve an interview of the parole candidate in accordance with section 14(3)if a panel believes this is appropriate.". This amendment, in my name and that of Deputy Clare Daly, seeks to give a power to a review...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Deputy Clare Daly is right about the two year issue, which comes up again later on, but if my amendment No. 44 is accepted then-----

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Yes. Subsection (4), to which Deputy Daly referred, would be deleted so the reference to two years would also be deleted. However, the point is valid, when she wants to make it, in both sections 16 and 21.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: If my amendment No. 44 is accepted it will mean that subsection (4) of section 15 would be deleted so there will not be any reference to two years in terms of the decision. It becomes a problem for Deputy Clare Daly again in sections 16 and 21 but in section 15 it will not be an issue because there will not be any reference to two years from the decision to decline. I hope that makes sense....

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: On the point that Deputy Wallace made about providing that the legal representative be notified, that is not necessary for a review because a review is an informal process where they just look at papers. If the review does not go well for the prisoner, he or she can request a hearing and that is where the legal representation comes in. In that context, it is beneficial to have Deputy...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Not necessarily.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 44:In page 14, to delete lines 38 to 40.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: The objective behind amendment No. 55 is to set out a statutory provision noting that if the board believes a person will be rehabilitated if granted parole or has been rehabilitated and is capable of re-entering society, it is a ground or one of the principles upon which it should be guided. It is important to set it out. Deputies Daly and Wallace are correct when they say prison is...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Since I drafted the amendment then I should justify it by having the last word. Section 18 is on guiding principles. Section 18(2) states:The Board shall also be guided by the following principles in the discharge of its functions:(a) the Board shall endeavour to take into consideration all relevant available information, including:(i) the stated reasons and recommendations of the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 55:In page 16, line 23, to delete "victims." and substitute the following:"victims; (d) the Board shall assess the extent to which the person whose parole is being considered has been rehabilitated and would, if granted parole, be capable of reintegrating into society.".

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: It was part of the first grouping.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 60:In page 17, line 9, to delete "(Temporary Release of Prisoners) Act 2003" and substitute "Act 1960 as amended".

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 61:In page 17, line 21, after "treatment" to insert ", education or training". We are seeking to include the words "education or training" after the word "treatment". It is a sensible amendment.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 64:In page 17, line 32, to delete "eight" and substitute "twelve". At present, the parole board is required to consider people who are convicted of life-sentence offences for parole after eight years. It is just not feasible because people do not get parole after eight years. Parole is not generally considered until after 12 years have passed. For that reason, I am...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 65:In page 17, line 33, to delete "a person" and substitute "a person,".

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Not at all. This is the first time it has happened to me in a while.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: Amendment No. 67, in my name, proposes to insert a new section 21 in the Bill to set out the arrangements for consideration for parole. I think it accommodates many of the concerns that have been set out this morning. I am proposing that someone who has been refused parole should be allowed to apply again after two years, or at an earlier date after a "shorter period as the Board may...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 67:In page 18, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: “Consideration for Parole 21. (1) An eligible person detained under a custodial sentence may apply to the Board to be considered for parole at any time subject to subsection (2) but not earlier than three months prior to that person’s parole eligibility date.(2) In the case of a second or...