Search for blasphemy speaker:Alan Shatter (KildareStreet.com)

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (7 Nov 2013): Alan Shatter: ...and prison penalties - a term of up to 2 years imprisonment was possible. The provisions in sections 36 and 37 have regard to the legal advice from successive Attorneys General in the context of blasphemy, to the effect that we must address this matter as a constitutional obligation and ensure no default in compliance with the Constitution in relation to Article 40.6.1.i. Thus, in...
Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Constitutional Amendments (22 Oct 2013): Alan Shatter: ..., artistic, political, scientific, or academic value in the matter to which the offence relates. The Programme for Government includes a commitment to consider the question of a referendum on blasphemy and in that regard, I can confirm that one of the matters to be considered by the Constitutional Convention is a proposal to remove the offence of blasphemy from the Constitution.
Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (9 Feb 2012): Alan Shatter: ...literary, artistic, political, scientific, or academic value in the matter to which the offence relates. The Constitutional Convention that is proposed in the Programme for Government will include blasphemy in its review.

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