Niall Ó Donnghaile (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 44:

In page 20, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following:“Duty to assess impact of policy and legislative proposals

19.(1) This section applies where the Minister refers to the Sentencing Information and Guidelines Committee any Government policy proposal, or Government proposal for legislation, which the Minister considers may have a significant effect on one or more of the following:

(a) the resources required for the provision of prison places;

(b) the resources required for probation provision;

(c) the resources required for the provision of youth justice services.

(2) The Committee must assess the likely effect of the proposal on the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a)to (c)of subsection (1).

(3) The Committee must prepare a report of the assessment and send the report to the Minister.”.