The Irish Human Rights Commission has joined in the “debate� on the proposals of the Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform (the Tanaiste) as set out in the Criminal Justice Bill 2007.

They got their contribution in just in time. The Minister is rushing it through the Dail, presumably to ensure its passing before the calling of the General Election in which the Government of which he is a significant part will be going before the electorate in the hope of a return to office.

See HERE
and HEREand HEREand HERE
for this writer’s contribution and HERE
for that of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties.