Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 14:

In page 21, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following subsection:

"(2) Subject to subsection (3), where a person (other than a person under the age of 18 years)—

(a) has been convicted on indictment of an offence specified in Schedule 2 (in this section referred to as "the first offence"),

(b) has been sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than 12 months in respect of that offence, and

(c) who commits an offence specified in Schedule 2 (in this section referred to as "the subsequent offence")—

(i) while serving the sentence of imprisonment, or

(ii) during time remitted from that sentence of imprisonment,

the court shall, in imposing sentence on the person in respect of the subsequent offence, specify as the minimum term of imprisonment to be served by the person, a term of not less than three quarters of the maximum term of imprisonment prescribed by law in respect of such an offence and, if the maximum term so prescribed is life imprisonment, the court shall specify a term of imprisonment of not less than 10 years.".

These are mainly technical amendments. I look forward to hearing what the Minister has to say.