Seanad debates

Wednesday, 8 October 2003

Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Second Stage.

 

Section 2(2)(i) states that the Minister can take into consideration "the risk of the person committing an offence during any period of temporary release". That could be unconstitutional. It was a problem we encountered regarding bail. One could not take into account the fact that a person might have committed a crime while out on bail. The Minister of State would know more about this than I would – he is already shaking his head. He obviously has an answer to this, but this matter might have been looked at more carefully. I am not setting myself up as a constitutional lawyer. I always say to doctors that I am fed up getting medical advice from the legal profession, so I will try to refrain from giving legal advice to the legal profession.

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