Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 65:

In page 25, subsection (1)(c), line 25, to delete "it" and substitute "the application".

This is a technical amendment which merely seeks to clarify what is intended in the relevant paragraph.

Amendment No. 67 will ensure that both a prisoner and his legal team will receive notice of application. There is no reason a prisoner should be disenfranchised from the legal process. He or she should be copied on all relevant documentation. I would be grateful if the Minister could shed some light on why a notice will only issue if a judge is of the view that it is "desirable in the interests of justice". Why are notices not automatically provided to parties in this instance?

Amendment No. 68 requires that notices of applications should be sent to the DPP. This is currently discretionary under the Bill.