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Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Jim O'Keeffe: I will mark Deputy Howlin down for the next round.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Jim O'Keeffe: Is the Minister saying that the judges or the Courts Service or both should establish this register?

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Jim O'Keeffe: Is the Minister in favour of a prosecution's submission on sentencing, which is a basic part of my approach?

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Jim O'Keeffe: Should he not now be able to highlight aggravating factors?

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Jim O'Keeffe: The Bar Council is blocking that.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Jim O'Keeffe: I made my pitch. The Tánaiste takes a different philosophical approach from mine. Although we may not be 100 miles apart in our objective, I believe that there is a better way of achieving it. We will have to agree to differ on that. I agree with him on the issue of rape and the decision of the Supreme Court. Rape is one of the most heinous crimes imaginable and anybody convicted of...

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Jim O'Keeffe: It is not often I fully agree with our Sinn Féin colleagues, but certainly I am in total agreement on the issue of adequate time to debate the approach in section 24.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Apr 2007)

Jim O'Keeffe: That is a step too far. Section 24 is a concept that was pulled out of the blue by the Minister and it is a matter for him to stand it up, not in a tabloid headline but on whether the approach adopted is the appropriate one for inclusion in our criminal justice system. My basic approach is that it is necessary for the Minister to show that what he is proposing will have sensible, good,...

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Jim O'Keeffe: I am not sure we will fall apart on this issue, or indeed on any issue. We will certainly not fall apart on this. It is an opportunity for us to outline our stance on the position of an accused before the court. My concern above all is that there must be a fair trial and a fair opportunity given to the accused. This proposed section is formulated in such a way that it could, by inference,...

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Jim O'Keeffe: I will accept these amendments on the basis of the Minister's reassurance that they are purely technical.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Jim O'Keeffe: On a point of information, one of the lists in my possession suggests we are to deal with amendments Nos. 62 to 68, inclusive, together.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Jim O'Keeffe: Are we working from the grouping list document?

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Jim O'Keeffe: So there are no other amendments grouped with amendment No. 62.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Jim O'Keeffe: What is the import of section 17? It lists an entire series of offences but I am not sure of its import.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Jim O'Keeffe: I am satisfied with the Minister's response.

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (4 Apr 2007)

Jim O'Keeffe: I move amendment No. 65: In page 18, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: 24.—In this Part— "Freedom of Information Acts" means the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 to 2003; "law terms" refers to the four periods (to wit Michaelmas, Hilary, Easter and Trinity) of prescribed sittings for the Superior Courts, as defined in Order 118, rule 1 of the rules of the Superior Courts;...

Criminal Law Review. (4 Apr 2007)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 5: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will implement the recommendations of the Criminal Law Review Group on not allowing suspects in respect of serious crimes to escape justice on technical evidentiary grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13141/07]

Criminal Law Review. (4 Apr 2007)

Jim O'Keeffe: As a continuation of an amendment I tabled to the Criminal Justice Bill I wish to raise the following issues. Does the Minister accept that the public interest is not served and the mood of the public is aggravated by people who are charged with serious offences getting off on technical grounds? Does he accept that there is an onus on us to find a way to ensure justice is done? A person...

Criminal Law Review. (4 Apr 2007)

Jim O'Keeffe: The decision certainly would have been different.

Criminal Law Review. (4 Apr 2007)

Jim O'Keeffe: That is another solution; we can map out the Minister's future.