Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 March 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Scrutiny of the Civil Liability (Amendment) (Prevention of Benefits from Homicide) Bill 2017

Photo of Mick WallaceMick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their contributions. This is a complex matter. As legislators, we have to be careful because, while it is our duty to legislate, it is also our duty to do less harm than good. My gut feeling is that stand-alone legislation will give more clarity to families and better guidelines for judges so the only question is if it is merited that we legislate. That is about it.

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