I will continue to put forward proposals before the Oireachtas to strengthen the provisions of the criminal law. In particular, I intend to bring forward a Criminal Justice Bill containing legislative proposals providing for new Garda powers of investigation. In the main, these proposals arise from the recommendations in the report of the expert group appointed to consider changes in the criminal law which were recommended in the report of the steering group on the efficiency and effectiveness of the Garda Síochána. My proposals will provide for longer periods of detention in Garda custody, the strengthening of Garda powers in relation to the preservation of the scene of a crime, the introduction of new powers in relation to the issuing of search warrants in certain circumstances and the strengthening of the law in relation to DNA sampling.