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Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (8 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: As I said earlier, aiding and abetting war crimes or crimes against humanity or genocide is a criminal offence in Ireland. On what Deputy Kelly said, I am sure our views on what is happening in Gaza are very similar. I know the revulsion the Deputy shares with me on what is happening there but when it comes to legislation I have to look to see what is necessary. In terms of what is...

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (8 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: Much as Deputy Carthy is an effective cross-examiner, I am not going to start going down the line of being cross-examined in respect of the legislation. The law is clearly stated. It is obviously there to be interpreted by the courts, not by us. In the International Criminal Court Act 2006, we have made certain offences, domestic offences in Irish law - war crimes, crimes against humanity,...

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (8 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I would not. It depends. Each prosecution will depend on the facts of the case no matter what the name of the entity alleged to have perpetrated the act is. It is not for us to determine the guilt or innocence of individuals prosecuted under legislation that we enact of those offences. That is a matter for a court. All we can do is draft the legislation. We take into account what we want...

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (8 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I agree with one thing. We have to look at the language that is being used in our legislation. There is no point in trying to breathe into the wording of legislation things we know simply cannot apply. Deputies Kelly and Carthy referred to the ongoing prosecution in the UK of Mo Chara from Kneecap. As I said on Second Stage, the legislation in England and Wales is legislation - I have to...

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (8 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: My apologies. I was listening to the Deputies but I was also trying to look up the debate on the 2015 amending legislation that introduced section 4A. I am not sure what the view of Deputies and parties was at the time as regards section 4A. I will reflect on Deputy Kelly's amendment, but the difference is that Deputy Kelly is saying we should include the words "material evidence as to...

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (8 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I formally dispute what Deputy Carthy says. It is not wide open to abuse. If the Deputy reads the proposed wording that I am putting forward to the committee, he will see that it is completely different from what is contained in the UK legislation. I refer to section 13 of the UK Terrorism Act. It is not that dissimilar from the provision that has been in force here for ten years now, in...

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Message to Dáil (8 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach and committee members for the consideration given to the Bill.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 602 and 603 together. I can inform the Deputy that a search of my Department's records revealed no expenditure on such matters.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 604 and 605 together. It has not been possible to collate the information requested by the Deputy in the time available. I will write to the Deputy directly once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Inquiries (8 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The single worst atrocity of the Troubles occurred in Omagh on 15 August 1998. The bombing was an unspeakable and brutal act of cruelty carried out by terrorists with no sense of humanity or respect for human life. We will never forget those who lost their lives, those who were injured and the families whose suffering for their loved ones continues. The Omagh Bombing Inquiry was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (8 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: Tackling Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (DSGBV) is a central priority for me as Minister for Justice. The Zero Tolerance Strategy to address DSGBV is ambitious and is structured around the four pillars of the Istanbul Convention – Protection, Prevention, Prosecution and Policy Co-ordination. One of the overarching goals of this Strategy is ensuring that everyone who...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (8 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: Combatting all forms of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (DSGBV) is a central priority for me as Minister for Justice. The Zero Tolerance Strategy to address DSGBV is ambitious and is structured around the four pillars of the Istanbul Convention – Protection, Prevention, Prosecution and Policy Co-ordination. One of the overarching goals of this Strategy is ensuring that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (8 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 615 and 616 together. As the Deputy will be aware, restorative justice is a criminal justice process which has been shown, through mediation, to help victims recover from crime, reduce re-offending and save public resources. It is one of a suite of measures available to the criminal justice system. It is delivered by the Probation Service both pre- and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Racism Measures (8 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: Responsibility for anti-racism policy transferred to my Department with effect from May 1 last, in line with the Programme for Government 2025. A primary focus is monitoring the implementation of Ireland’s National Action Plan Against Racism (NAPAR), and this includes work to tackle anti-semitism. The Government’s endorsement of the Global Guidelines for Countering...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (8 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: This organisation is a provider of IPAS accommodation centres, accommodating people who have applied for international protection. Properties from this provider were submitted under a 2022 Request For Tender (RFT) process to provide accommodation for international protection applicants. More information on the process can be found here;...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is not been possible to collate the information in the time available. I will write to the Deputy directly when the information is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (8 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: E-scooters can be legally used on public roads only if they meet the technical and usage requirements for the category. The safety requirements for e-scooters in Ireland are governed by S.I. No. 199/2024 - Road Traffic (Electric Scooters) Regulations 2024. The requirements for an e-scooter to be used on public roads include that it must have a maximum design speed of 20 kilometres per hour...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (8 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. Regrettably, this was not available in time and I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. Regrettably, this was not available in time and I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Garda authorities have provided me with the following table which outlines the number of probationer Gardaí who were assigned to stations in county Kilkenny in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 (as of 30 June, 2025). - 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Grand Total Kilkenny 2 4 2 3 ...