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
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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What about the issue of putting in a saver clause? The presumption that needs to be rebutted is that the natural and probable consequences can be adduced in court. In other words, if somebody is genuinely seriously harmed, it must be accepted that this was the intent of the perpetrator.