Ms Sinéad Gibney:

No. It would be the exact opposite in that it would provide clarity. Greater legal clarity and more precision throughout the Bill will give the new media commission the tools it needs to be effective.

This will also protect users and specified groups, once the law is in practice. Within the specific part to which the Deputy refers, if it is not done as we have recommended, there is a danger that those potential acts will not be identified as hate crimes because they are identified in those other categories. That is definitely problematic.