Seanad debates
Thursday, 3 February 2005
Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: Committee Stage.
11:00 am
Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)
I agree that we should meet our international obligations. As I said on Second Stage, the Minister has the full support of this side of the House for the main thrust of the Bill. We need to combat terrorism at every possible opportunity. This is a significant Bill. In it, we are complying with EU regulations and our UN obligations. We should provide for a review of the legislation, however. The Minister has said it would be unusual not to have reviewed the legislation by 2010, the date mentioned in my amendment. We should include in the Bill a mechanism to ensure that the legislation will be examined. I hope legislation of this nature will not be needed at that time. I have explained the reasons for this amendment, which I do not intend to pursue. A review of this major legislation — it is practically emergency legislation — should take place in 2010 because it is so important.
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