Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Of course, there should be no price to be paid for being visible. I will use this opportunity to again call for a radically different relationships and sexual education programme that is fully inclusive and that is taught from the very earliest stages. That would be a real means of addressing some of these issues. For the benefit of witnesses attending today, I will mention that last week we undertook pre-legislative scrutiny of the hate crime legislation. On the day, we had representatives of the migrant community and of Pavee Point, on behalf of the Traveller community, in attendance. Although we had written submissions, we did not have representatives from disability organisations, LGBTQ organisations or religions. If any of the witnesses wish to make any points on the general scheme of the hate crime Bill, we are open to that and we will take such points into account.