Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 1 December 2020
Select Committee on Justice and Equality
Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage
James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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The Minister is saying that the exegesis of the offence would include the necessity of a relationship. It could be a defence to a prosecution under that section to claim they were not known to each other.