Results 4,121-4,140 of 5,902 for speaker:James Lawless
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)
James Lawless: I thank the Deputy. We will now consider amendment No. 32 unless the Minister wishes to respond to amendment No. 14.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)
James Lawless: I thank the Minister for that. That ties in with amendment No. 12 which I have spoken to earlier in a similar vein.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)
James Lawless: Very good.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)
James Lawless: We have spoken on amendment No. 14 and have touched on amendment No. 32 as well. Does Deputy Pringle wish to come back in again?
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)
James Lawless: 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.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)
James Lawless: It would complicate matters. It would be harder to bring home a prosecution.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)
James Lawless: It seems sensible.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)
James Lawless: Amendments Nos. 15 to 26, inclusive, are related and may be taken together.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)
James Lawless: Am I right in saying the language the Deputy is referring to, that is, the phrase "seriously interfere" is taken from section 10 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 and it will be interpreted by judges if a trial were to proceed-----
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)
James Lawless: That is my understanding.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)
James Lawless: Does that answer Deputy Pringle's question?
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)
James Lawless: It is in existing legislation and the 1997 Act.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)
James Lawless: I believe this concludes the discussion on the amendment.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)
James Lawless: As I indicated amendments Nos. 15 to 26, inclusive, will fall if amendment No. 15 is passed. Amendment No. 26 is grouped for discussion in this block. Does the Minister have anything further to add on amendment No. 26?
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)
James Lawless: As amendment No. 15 has been agreed to amendments Nos. 16 to 25, inclusive, no longer stand.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)
James Lawless: If Deputies signal now.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)
James Lawless: Before we move on from this group of amendments, Deputy Bríd Smith indicated her desire to come in.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)
James Lawless: The Deputy is indicating she may return to this on Report Stage. Is that right?
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)
James Lawless: That is in order.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)
James Lawless: There are four amendments, Nos. 27 to 30, inclusive, in the next grouping. The position is similar to that of the previous grouping, namely, amendments Nos. 28 to 30, inclusive, will, by definition, fall if amendment No. 27 is agreed to. However, we can have some discussion on these amendments if members wish to raise policy issues. If they wish to press the amendments, that is possible also.