This week Senator Barry Ward talks to Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, and criminal barrister Jane McGowan, about the Criminal Procedure Bill 2021, which has passed the Dáil and is just starting its journey through the Seanad.

You can read the Criminal Procedure Bill 2021 here.

You can follow Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD (Fine Gael - Meath East) on Twitter @HMcEntee, on Instagram @helenmcentee, on Facebook at HelenMcEnteeTD, and you can learn more about her on her web site.

Jane McGowan BL is a member of the Bar of Ireland and the Bar of Northern Ireland, and is a practising criminal barrister in Dublin. She is a former Chair of the Irish Criminal Bar Association (Twitter @irishcrimbar, a professional association for practising criminal barristers, associated to the Bar of Ireland. You can follow her on Twitter @janeymc_ie; on Instagram @janemcgowan.

The Irish Legislation Podcast is presented by Senator Barry Ward. Follow Barry on Twitter @barrymward; Instagram @barrym_ward; Facebook at BarryWard.ie; or his web site: www.barryward.ie.

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