Children Involved in Gangland Crime
I am concerned about the issue of gangland criminals potentially seeking to exploit the progressive piece of legislation whereby the criminal age has been increased to 12 under the Children Act 2001. Both media and personal reports would indicate that children younger and younger are becomming involved in the gangland criminal culture under the direction […]
Victims Rights Dail Speech
The Victims charter and guide to the Criminal Justice System 1999 committed to giving victims of crime a central place in the criminal justice system, yet after nine years we are still waiting for legislative reform to establish these principles. Last week outside of this chamber we had much trumpeting by the Minister for Justice […]
Oberstown House Developments
To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress with regard to the development of the newly proposed national detention facility for children and teenagers at the Oberstown Campus; when it is expected that this facility will be operational. In March 2008, the Government approved the development of new national children detention […]