Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee Stage
Dail Éireann — 2020-09-03
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Brendan Howlin (LAB), Wexford

This is a matter of rights. The Minister would have to accept that without specifically stating that these are contestable facts, the overwhelming balance falls to the member of An Garda Síochána who can point to an uncontested emergency closure order against the premises. If we do not state it in the law that because it is an emergency closure order, the facts of the case have never been independently evaluated, that can be looked at subsequently.
I think it is required. I am not going to make any further progress with the Minister in this regard so I will press the amendment.

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Sitting date: 2020-09-03