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

Sheila Terry: Following what the Minister of State said, he is certainly tipping the balance in favour of criminals. He indicated that he would be open to accepting an amendment. If that is the case, I am disappointed he will not accept my amendment. If he believes in balancing the rights of victims with those of criminals, why did he not table an amendment to provide for these rights? If he does not...

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

Sheila Terry: I move amendment No. 17: In page 5, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: "(5) Notice of a direction under this section shall be given to the person (or next-of-kin of that person) against whom the offence was committed.". This amendment would ensure that the family or the victim would be informed of a decision to grant temporary release to a prisoner. I accept that the Minister...

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

Sheila Terry: I accept that many victims do not want to be informed and that there are avenues for certain victims to be informed of a release, whether temporary or otherwise. We should have a blanket decision to inform all victims. The Minister of State has said that victims may not want to know but how can he know which victims do not want to be informed of the release of a prisoner? That is taking...

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

Sheila Terry: But we do not know who those victims are.

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

Sheila Terry: I move amendment No. 19: In page 6, subsection (2), line 22, to delete "shall come" and substitute "comes". This is a very simple amendment. It proposes to use the active voice in drafting legislation as recommended by the Law Reform Commission. We should adopt the commission's recommendations to use best practice and strive to ensure that the public can read our legislation by not writing it...

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

Sheila Terry: I am surprised that the Minister of State does not know what is happening in other Departments. My party tabled a similar amendment to the Containment of Nuclear Weapons Bill in the Dáil recently which the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gallagher, accepted. Perhaps the Minister of State should discuss the matter with his...

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

Sheila Terry: Can we take it that the Senator will support the motion?

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

Sheila Terry: I support the motion. Everybody in this House should support it because, as we are hearing from those on the Government side, they support the idea of providing a good public transport system and they are only splitting hairs in opposing the motion.

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

Sheila Terry: We talk about the length of time it should take to deliver a system, whether it is Luas or metro. Senator Morrissey referred to the model in Madrid which we should follow. In 1997 the city of Montpellier in France was developing its Luas type system. It is up and running, yet we are still struggling with ours. There is something seriously wrong and Members on the Government side have referred...

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

Sheila Terry: We asked the Minister to come in.

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

Sheila Terry: Which party came up with the proposal for Luas?

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

Sheila Terry: I would never suggest that.

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

Sheila Terry: Senator Ormonde's memory must not be very good.

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

Sheila Terry: It is not finished yet.

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

Sheila Terry: Senator Ormonde's party has been in Government for longer, so she can afford to—

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

Sheila Terry: Hear, hear.

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

Sheila Terry: The Government has been dealing with Luas since 1997.

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

Sheila Terry: Of course.

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

Sheila Terry: A first.

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

Sheila Terry: We want to jump onto the Luas.