You go to court in this country for law not justice

Paul. These reforms are to do with the “Convicted” not the “Accused” as you put it. And what additional rights do the Convicted need? They are fully protected as it is.

Ah here Paul, where are you getting all this!
• The new policy allows for the victim to be made aware that the offender in their case is going to be released from prison. That is all. It’s not ‘here’s his address and start a witch hunt’. It is nothing more than a simple ‘he’s going to be released’. In reality this is not going to hurt the accused (the offender as he’s guilty of the crime) and the victim.
• PULSE has nothing to do with this. Absolutely nothing. Prisoner records (TR/release/movement to prisons/etc) are all done by the IPA. They don’t have any access to PULSE.
• Criminal Convictions records are maintained by the Courts Service, not Gardaí. So again, PULSE has nothing to do with this.

I can think that someone hurt you when you were very young. But this idea of a fascist conspiracy of a police state looking to get one over on every citizen at every opportunity really isn’t the case.
The fact I’m even this far down and typing this is actually making me question if I’m actually the mad one here!

Throwaway,
I suggest you reread the article. It outlines support for anybody who makes a complaint, not just victims.
Pulse has everything to do with it. As soon as an accused is “known to Gardaí” do you think that matters end there?

The article is clear as.

You’re not making any sense. The new act outlined the basic services and how a person can find out. It’s straightforward: you get to find out what the DPP etc do. You get to receive a written letter to say that a complaint has been made. Beyond the release from prison there isn’t much else to it. PULSE is only there for Gardaí as a listing and recording crime figures facility. You’re reading way too much into things. I suggest going to a Garda or into a Garda station and just ask your questions outright, because you are so far off the mark that your alongside ‘aliens shot JFK’ territory.

“Other rights under the bill include:

The right to receive information on the criminal justice system, their role within it and the range of services they may access when they first contact An Garda Síochána.
The right to receive written acknowledgement of the making of the complaint, with contact details where further information can be obtained.
The right to be provided on request with information concerning the progress of an investigation and any court proceedings.
The right to an individual assessment to establish measures that may be needed for protection from any repeat victimisation, intimidation or retaliation.
The right to be informed on request of any decision not to prosecute a person in relation to an offence committed against them and the right to request a review of that decision.
There will also be an obligation on the various authorities involved to provide training to their staff who have contact with victims in the course of their official duties.”

As for ‘accused known to Gardai’ this act changes nothing.
If you made a complaint last week or last month, Gardaí will look into it and an investigation will proceed. And guess what, with the new act of you make a complaint…it’s exactly the same thing. The act does nothing for Gardaí from an investigative perspective.

Again, you’re just so far into conspiracy land that it is almost better to leave you there than try and show you the real world.

The Gardaí will become obliged to provide information to a complainant. That messes with the idea of independence.
In practice, this will mean a higher standard of “policing” for some, but not for others.
Of course, Throwaway, you believe that AGS treat all citizens equally?

but “some” are more equal than others..