Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 7 December 2016

Select Committee on Justice and Equality

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage

9:00 am

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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It is simply that this is the appropriate definition of sexual acts and is in accordance with section 1(2) of the 1981 Act. It is being added to the existing definition in the Bill and it is in accordance with how it is defined in the 2006 Act.