Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages
Dail Éireann — 2023-07-12
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Brendan Howlin (LAB), Wexford

I move amendment No. 10:
In page 23, to delete line 6 and substitute the following:
“(i) independently, impartially and in accordance with law,”.
I understand there was some debate on Committee Stage between the then Minister, Deputy Harris, and Deputy Ó Ríordáin on this. It seems to me that it is self-evident that these words would be required. My understanding is that the Minister's answer at the time was that they are already implicit, but why not for the avoidance of doubt - we had this on a different issue - insert them into the Bill in order that we can be crystal clear, in line with policing principles, that gardaí would act "independently, impartially and in accordance with law"?

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Sitting date: 2023-07-12