Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 163: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the commitments made in "Regulating Better", he will publish the heads or draft amendments which he proposes to make to the Criminal Justice Bill 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8483/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I made the general scheme of the Bill available to the Human Rights Commission and to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Womens' Rights to encourage a broad debate on the proposals to be contained in the Criminal Justice Bill, prior to its publication. It is my intention to take the same approach to the proposed heads providing for amendments to the Bill as soon as I have obtained Government approval for the drafting of the amendments.