Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

It is proposed in this legislation that, in effect, for an offence to be committed under head 4(7) of the proposed legislation, an individual acting in breach of the provisions of the proposed legislation must have been previously issued with a warning pursuant to head 4(5). That is a requirement of the proposed legislation, that for an offence to be committed, the person must have previously had a warning.