Seanad debates
Wednesday, 18 June 2003
European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Second Stage.
That is an extremely important point. In other words, we are introducing legislation which we already know, and have been told by a very important member of the Court of Human Rights, will not fill the gap. It is not satisfactory. The only remedy offered in this Bill is financial compensation, which will be decided upon at the discretion of the Attorney General, the Government and their adviser. I presume the Government will appoint the adviser. That is not good enough. The adviser, the Government and the Attorney General will be on one side, with the unfortunate person seeking compensation on the other. Money is often an inadequate remedy in any event.
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