Dáil Éireann - Volume 578 - 29 January, 2004

Written Answers - Proposed Legislation.

Mr. Deasy Mr. Deasy

  72. Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will be introducing legislation to provide a statutory basis for sentencing principles for public order offences. [2510/04]

Mr. McDowell Mr. McDowell

  Mr. McDowell:The Criminal Justice (Public Order) Acts 1994 and 2003 provide a comprehensive legislative basis for the prosecution and punishment of a range of public order offences and I see no need to provide any further statutory basis for sentencing for such offences.

As I have already announced, however, I am considering including provisions for a fixed penalty procedure in respect of certain lesser public order offences in the Criminal Justice Bill, which I expect to publish this session.

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