Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if section 7(c) of the Criminal Justice Act 2011 has been commenced. [2149/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Section 7(c) of the Criminal Justice Act 2011 amends section 4(6) of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 which concerns the circumstances in which a person detained under section 4 may be questioned between midnight and 8 a.m.

The commencement of section 7(c) requires some amendments to the Criminal Justice Act 1984 (Treatment of Persons in Custody in Garda Síochána Stations) Regulations 1987 to ensure that those regulations are aligned with the amended statutory provisions. Work on those amending regulations is at an advanced stage and every effort is being made to bring them to completion as soon as possible. Once that work is complete I will make the necessary commencement order.