File 2 - Council of State Part 2

291pp

Material relating to the convening of the Council of State to examine the Criminal Justice Public Order Bill, 1993, following summoning to do so by President Mary Robinson (MR), including memo from Peter Ryan (PR), Secretary to the President, on the background of the Bill and the areas of concern, 07/12/1993; letters from the public to MR voicing concerns that the Bill would infringe upon rights of those to preach the gospel on the streets "Street Evangelism", including handwritten letter from Eugene Dunne, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, where he lists the names and ages of his children, 28/11/1993, typed letter from Rev David Clements, Woodvale Methodist Church, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 26/11/1993, handwritten letter from Ms Nancy Keelik, Cork, 07/12/1993, The Reverend Tony Simpson, Pastor, Cork 07/12/1993, typed letter signed by Church officers of Cork Baptist Church, 08/12/1993; typed letter of concern signed by representatives of Laois Peace and Justice Group, Irish National Congress (Laois Branch), Laois Resource Group, Environmental Action Alliance-Ireland, Laois Unemployment Alliance and Hillview Drive Residents and Tenants Association, 14/12/1993; memo from PR to MR on schedule of presentation for signature of Bill, and on Irish Press article which "disappointingly quoted 'sources'", 09/02/1993; transcript of discussion [possibly at Committee stage of Bill in Dáil Éireann/Seanad Éireann], 23/02/1994; office Council of State notice convening meeting for 1st March, 1994; typed brief from Dr Whitaker sent in prior to meeting with cover note from PR, 28/02/1994; Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Debates Official report - unrevised, for Select Committee on Legislation and Security. 14th, 15th and 20th September 1994, with pages marked and passages highlighted; copy of Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill, 1993 as initiated [No. 36 of 1993], as passed by Dáil Éireann [No. 36b of 1993] and as passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas [No. 36c of 1993]; list of members of Council of State; minutes for 17th Meeting of the Council of State, Council of State Room, 01/03/1994; report on meeting, 02/03/1994.

Ref: P143/4/14/12/2

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