Dáil debates

Wednesday, 27 January 2016

Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage

 

4:25 pm

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 90:

In page 11, after line 29, to insert the following:“Amendment of Schedule 1 to Act of 2012

28.Schedule 1 to the Act of 2012 is amended—
(a) in paragraph 7 of Part 1, by the substitution of “any religious beliefs to children unless such work or activity is merely incidental to the advancement of religious beliefs to persons who are not children” for “any religious beliefs”, and

(b) in paragraph 7 of Part 2, by the substitution of “any religious beliefs to vulnerable persons unless such work or activity is merely incidental to the advancement of religious beliefs to persons who are not vulnerable persons” for “any religious beliefs”.”.

The purpose of this amendment is to make it explicit that any work or activity as a minister or priest or other person engaged in the advancement of religious beliefs requires vetting if the person is working with children or vulnerable persons but not if the person is engaged in general work within the community. This replicates the wording already used in regard to other employments listed in the schedules.

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