Dáil debates

Wednesday, 1 February 2017

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage

 

7:00 pm

Photo of Mick WallaceMick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I want to make one simple point. The language used and the creation of a new category does go against the 2006 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. That convention advocates a rights-based and equal treatment approach. We should keep that in mind.

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