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6.1 News: Sinéad Crowley reports on the publication of the Justice Minister of what he described as a comprehensive package of anti-crime measures
The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Michael McDowell, has published the Criminal Justice Bill 2004.
The bill presents a package of anti-crime measures designed to enhance the powers of the gardaí.
The measures include increased detention powers of up to 24 hours for arrestable offences and a provision on the admissibility of statements by witnesses who later refuse to testify or retract their original statements.
The measures also include a provision for a fixed penalty procedure for certain lesser public order offences.
Under the new bill, applicants for firearm certificates will be required to show satisfactory evidence that they have provided secure accommodation for the firearm.
