James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Section 1 provides for the commencement of the Bill, including the commencement of repeal provisions. It refers to the repeal of different provisions of section 156A on different days. Section 156A provides for the accommodation of 16 and 17 year old males in St. Patrick's Institution pending places becoming available in children detention schools. Since 1 May 2012, 16 year old males are no longer detained in St. Patrick's Institution under this provision. Section 156A will no longer be required and all children can be accommodated in a children detention school. It is therefore proposed to repeal section 156A in full on a particular day. As it is proposed to repeal section 156A in full on a particular day, the reference in section 1(3) to the repeal of different provisions of section 156A of the principal Act is therefore not required. The amendment proposed to section 1, therefore, provides for the deletion of the reference to the repeal of different provisions of section 156A.

The amendments to subsections (6), (7) and (8) of section 3 propose to delete any reference to the repeal of different provisions of section 156A on different days. The amendments proposed will also make provision for consequential technical amendments in subsections (6), (7) and (8) following the deletion of the reference to the repeal of section 156A on different days.