Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 November 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána

Ms Anne Marie McMahon:

The offence is what will be recorded on PULSE. We suggest that the existing public order Act is probably similar to the proposed Bill in how we implement it. Somebody is given a warning to desist from whatever behaviour it is and then given a warning to leave the area. It is only if he or she fails or refuses to leave the area that enforcement comes into play. We see something similar in how we would apply the proposed legislation. It ties in with the four-E approach as well in terms of educating, giving somebody the warning and asking him or her to-----

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