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Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: Not at this moment. We intend to bring them forward at a later stage. With a commitment to Deputy Ó Ríordáin on an amendment he had, we were going to reconsider the wording here. We do intend to move them at a future stage.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: We are not moving them at this time.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 57: In page 89, line 2, to delete “, and” and substitute “and where the relevant games are to be provided through a gaming machine, the number of gaming machines that may be used to provide those games, and”.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I wish to draw the attention of the House to a minor typographical error that my Department has noted in the Bill. On page 26, line 17, the word "Minister" has been incorrectly spelled with the second "i" omitted in error. I seek to invoke Standing Order 196 and request that the Ceann Comhairle, as Chair, direct the Clerk to make a correction in the Bill so as to substitute the correct...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 1: In page 14, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: “ “vulnerable person” means a person who has— (a) a physical disability, (b) a mental or intellectual disability, or (c) a mental illness, which is of such a nature or degree as to severely restrict the person to guard himself or herself against serious...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 2: In page 18, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “Presumption of age of child applicant 26. Where— (a) an applicant or appellant, as the case may be, or (b) in the case of an application under section 26(4), the person making an application on behalf of an applicant or an appeal on behalf of an appellant, claims in the application...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 3: In page 18, lines 37 and 38, to delete “person who is unable to make the application himself or herself by reason of a mental or physical incapacity” and substitute “vulnerable person (other than a child)”.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 4: In page 19, line 10, to delete “subject to” and substitute “in accordance with”. These amendments collectively remove the credibility requirement when an application to be recognised as a victim of trafficking is being assessed. I will speak to the amendments in the grouping together. We are maintaining the current threshold for...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 5: In page 19, line 11, to delete “whether—” and substitute “whether there are reasonable grounds for believing that the applicant is a victim of human trafficking.”

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 6: In page 19, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “(2) The competent authority or the trusted partner, as the case may be, shall, in relation to a decision under subsection (1)—”.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 7: In page 19, to delete line 12.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 9: In page 19, line 13, before “the” where it firstly occurs to insert “take into account whether”.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 10: In page 19, line 16, after “child” to insert “or a vulnerable person”.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 11: In page 19, line 21, to delete “section 25.” and substitute “section 25, and”.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 12: In page 19, line 22, to delete “(2) A decision under subsection (1) shall be made” and substitute the following: “(b) make the decision”.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 13: In page 19, line 28, to delete “paragraphs (a) and (b)” and substitute “paragraph (a)”.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 14: In page 19, line 29, to delete “subsection (1) are” and substitute “subsection (2) is”.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 15: In page 19, line 33, to delete “paragraphs (a) and (b)” and substitute “paragraph (a)”.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 16: In page 19, line 34, to delete “subsection (1) are” and substitute “subsection (2) is”.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 17: In page 20, line 12, to delete “whether—” and substitute “, in accordance with subsection (3), whether there are reasonable grounds for believing that the applicant is a victim of human trafficking.”.