Seanad debates
Thursday, 8 February 2007
Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2006: Committee Stage
11:00 am
Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
I am satisfied. Section 5(3) of the Criminal Procedure Act 1993 has been interpreted in cases such as the Robert Holohan case where a relative of the victim can make the impact statement on the behalf of the deceased. We have followed the wording of that section in this legislation.
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