Joanna Tuffy (Labour)

I move amendment No. 3:

In page 5, before section 4, but in Part 3, to insert the following new section:

4.–Without prejudice to the other duties specified by this Bill, it shall be the duty of a licensee of catering premises which are over such size as is prescribed by the Minister for the purposes of this section to maintain security cameras of sufficient nature and quantity as are reasonably required having regard to the risk of disorder and noise on or in the vicinity of the premises.

This is a similar amendment. The Bill allows a judge to make an order in relation to CCTV. It would, therefore, be useful to have a general duty in relation to premises over a certain size. A similar proposal was made in the Dáil by my colleague, Deputy Costello. I accept the Minister of State's point that this would not be usual in criminal legislation. Very often provisions are included in legislation which are also included in other legislation. This has been the case in regard to work permit legislation where we referred back to immigration legislation, which is regarded as criminal legislation. I understand the work permits legislation is regarded as civil legislation. The Government has done this in the past.

My amendment seeks to make the legislation more effective by proposing a general duty for licensees. Everyone recognises that security cameras and other measures are useful deterrents to public disorder offences.