Results 1-7 of 7 for blasphemy speaker:Joan Burton

Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Convention Recommendations (15 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: ...intention of affording to younger people the opportunity to vote subject to the referendum? Does he have wording for that proposal? Second, there was also a proposal relating to the issue of blasphemy and the Constitution. A number of people have suggested that this would give us an opportunity as a society to examine issues around incitement to hatred. These are technical issues....

Order of Business (22 Jan 2015)

Joan Burton: There is no legislation on the voting age or blasphemy listed for this period because the focus will be on the two referenda announced by the Government, namely, marriage equality, a very important social issue on which voters will make a decision, and the lowering of the age at which a person can stand for election as President from 35 to 21.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2014)

Joan Burton: It is proposed to take No. 30a, statements on the Sixth Report of the Constitutional Convention on Blasphemy; and No. 30, Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 Seanad - Second Stage (resumed). Tomorrow's fortnightly Friday business shall be No. 53, Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2014; and No. 21, report on the review of commonage lands and framework...

Human Rights Issues (7 Mar 2012)

Joan Burton: ...UN General Assembly and the UN Human Rights Council, as appropriate. The Government remains concerned about the case of Mrs. Asia Bibi. In November 2010 a Punjabi court found Mrs. Bibi guilty of blasphemy and sentenced her to death by hanging. This is the first time a woman has been sentenced to death in Pakistan under its blasphemy law. When the case came to the attention of the...

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: ...so forth. I believe we are owed an explanation given that a vast amount of justice and finance legislation has been before the House over the past two years. The Minister was busy dealing with blasphemy and other issues, so I am amazed that nobody brought it to his attention that our shiny beautiful new conference centre did not have a licence. What way is that to run a business economy?

Order of Business (26 May 2009)

Joan Burton: It seems we are to have a blasphemy law in this country, which nobody wants, before we deal with this issue. This is very important to the people who lived through this episode and are still alive, and their children.

Constitutional Amendments. (19 May 2009)

Joan Burton: I wish to ask the Taoiseach about this strange proposal to introduce legislation on blasphemy and the view of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on the Constitution. Has the Taoiseach taken any soundings of public reaction, including that of various faith communities, who are hard put to understand why the country will now be faced with an offence of blasphemy in a way that...