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 Jonathan O'BrienJonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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The Minister may consider bringing forward something on Report Stage that would be gender neutral. I am opposing the section because it is not gender neutral and would like a new section to be brought forward on Report Stage. Obviously, I do not have the right to call a vote on the issue, but we should not support the section, although I would fully support on Report Stage a section that was gender neutral. I oppose the section in the hope the Minister would bring forward something more appropriate on Report Stage.