Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 16:

In page 18, subsection (4), between lines 30 and 31 to insert the following:“(g) the protections of the Constitution under Articles 38 and 40 and Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR),”.

This is self-explanatory and follows on from the concerns of the Human Rights Commission. The commission specifically referred to the rights of citizens under Articles 38 and 40 of the Constitution, the right to due process and the ability to defend themselves.

Essentially, we are trying to explicitly state that we are aware of the rights of citizens under the terms of this legislation and that they are protected.