Barry Ward (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am sorry for arriving late and if I repeat anything, I apologise. I have heard much of what has been said and it answered many of the questions I had.

I will address four points. Specifically, do any of the witnesses have a difficulty with the evidential threshold, as laid out in the heads of the Bill? I will focus specifically on the concept of somebody being motivated by prejudice and the definition of protected characteristics. Is it too loose? Does it allow too much room for manoeuvre in terms of what constitutes something that is motivated by prejudice, which I do not think is defined in the Bill? I know that the protected characteristics are. Does anybody have any difficulty with the evidential bar that would be in place to prosecute an offence under the Bill?