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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am happy to run it by the Deputy beforehand.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: On Second Stage, Deputy O'Callaghan objected to the use of phrase "in accordance with whichever section of the Act of 1997 or the Act of 1999" in section 15(1)(b)(i) of this Bill. The Deputy is now proposing to amend the more general wording on line 7 of page 14 of the Bill to include specific mention of sections of the 1997 and 1999 Acts. We have discussed the matter with the Attorney...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The amendment suggests increasing the maximum sentence for trading in influence. The offence targets not the decision maker but those persons who have access to power and wish to corruptly use or abuse this access. Ireland has not had a specific offence of trading in influence on the Statute Book to date and the proposed offence is new here. In international fora, we have argued that the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I was out of touch, but-----

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I acknowledge the Deputy's comment in a fulsome way.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: On section 17, some technical amendments may be needed in respect of freezing, seizure, confiscation and forfeiture of suspected bribes to ensure there are no conflicting provisions between this Bill and other legislation, most notably the Criminal Justice Act 1994. This area is being examined and I intend bringing forward amendments on the next Stage, which may well affect section 17 and...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I listened closely to Deputy Ó Laoghaire. I am not in a position to hold with him for the following reasons. We are anxious to achieve a strict liability offence whereby the body corporate is held responsible if someone connected with the body corporate does something corrupt that is for the benefit of the body corporate. Deputy O’Laoghaire is attempting to introduce a...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: While I am happy to give the matter further consideration, I wish to point out that we have given it detailed consideration already in terms of consultation with various stakeholders in the criminal justice system. I refer to departing from a situation where we have left it to the body corporate to prove that it took all reasonable steps, rather than a situation where a company goes to court...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I intend to bring forward a technical amendment to section 20 on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: There is a similar notice in respect of section 21. I intend bringing forward an amendment that will be merely technical on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 12:In page 23, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: Amendment of Schedule 1A to Criminal Justice Act 1994 23Schedule 1A to the Criminal Justice Act 1994 is amended—(a) in Part 1—(i) by the deletion of paragraph 1, and (ii) in paragraph 6, by the substitution of “paragraphs 2 to 5” for “paragraphs 1 to 5”, and(b) in...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: No.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No. 13: In page 30, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: No. 50 of 2001 Definitions of “active corruption” and “passive corruption” in section 40(1) Sections 43, 44 and 45(2) ”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I move amendment No 14:In page 5, line 15, after “2003” to insert the following: “and to give partial effect to Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union’s financial interests by means of criminal law”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Yes.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: There are a number of boards.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: This denoting is similar in other pieces of legislation as far as public bodies are concerned. I do not think any are excluded.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Yes, absolutely. It could refer back to the earlier amendments on the position of public bodies.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am happy to take examples from the Deputy, but I read in paragraph (x)-----

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Charles Flanagan: Paragraph (x) reads "any other body, organisation or group appointed by the Government or a Minister of the Government". It comes at the end of a comprehensive list of public bodies in section 2 of Schedule 1.