Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 26 April 2022

Select Committee on Justice and Equality

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage

Photo of Denis NaughtenDenis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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Yes, but individuals are also complying with the legal requirement by having a telephone conversation. This is the difficulty. They are complying with the law and not breaching it by having a conversation on the telephone to say they cannot attend. Individuals will have complied with the law by doing so, and this is my difficulty.