The Gazette 1991

GAZETTE

JU LY/AUGUST

1991

female gardai are made available to deal with victims of rape and sexual assault. CRIMINAL LAW REFORM The Minister for Justice informed the Dáil on May 2, 1991 that his approach to the need for updating the criminal law was to deal with the matter on a systematic basis affording priority to those areas most in need for review. In this he was assisted by the work of the Law Reform Commission which had published recommendations on many aspects of the criminal law and were currently reviewing other criminal law matters. Since assuming office as Minister in July 1989, the Minister consider- ed he could justifiably claim a large measure of success in bringing forward and securing the enact- ment of legislation in the criminal area. He had promoted a number of important Bills which have been enacted - the Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act, 1989, the Larceny Act, 1990; the Criminal Justice Act, 1990 - abolishing the death penalty; the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act, 1990; the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act, 1990 and the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence) Act, 1990. The Criminal Damage Bill, 1990, introduced by the Minister was before the House. The Minister hoped shortly to be in a position to publish a Criminal Evidence Bill and a Bill to provide for the seizure and confiscation of the proceeds of drug trafficking and the prevention of money laundering. He would also be bringing forward proposals to amend the law relating to certain sexual of- fences (including homosexual offences), and to amend the law in relation to criminal insanity. •

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