Seanad debates
Thursday, 19 June 2014
Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion
2:00 pm
Ivana Bacik (Independent) | Oireachtas source
I welcome the Minister of State to the House and welcome the opportunity to debate the review and continuance of the relevant provisions of the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998. It is hugely important that the Oireachtas would maintain an overview of these provisions given their draconian nature and the fact that they depart from the normal criminal justice system measures.
I take issue with Senator Ó Clochartaigh's suggestion that some of us are enthusiastic about these provisions. I am certainly not enthusiastic about them. I believe, as the Minister of State has said, it is the fervent wish-----
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