Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
I am not sure intention works the same way in legal terms as we might understand it in everyday terms. The amendment is replicating the language used in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017. We are not creating a new criminal offence. We are ensuring the issue can be tackled in the online world.
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