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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2023)

James Lawless: Amendment No. 13 is not in the group but some of the discussion was on it. It is Deputy Ó Ríordáin's amendment. He can speak to it again, if he wishes.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2023)

James Lawless: Amendment No. 14 falls because No. 9 has not been accepted.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2023)

James Lawless: It is on the same basis as amendment No. 9, which was withdrawn on the basis it may be reintroduced on Report Stage. That can carry over to amendment No. 14.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2023)

James Lawless: Amendment No. 15 was taken with amendment No. 10. The related amendment has been withdrawn. They go together.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2023)

James Lawless: Amendment No. 17 is grouped with amendment No. 18.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2023)

James Lawless: The first amendment is in the name of Deputy Pringle who is not present. Amendments Nos. 25, 95 and 96 are related and may be discussed together. I will see who is proposing amendments Nos. 95 and 96 because if their sponsors are here they can speak to them. Deputies Daly and Kenny are present for amendment No. 95 and it will be taken together with amendment No. 96 and Deputy Bríd...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2023)

James Lawless: Before we go to the Minister does Deputy Bríd Smith want to speak to amendment No. 96?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2023)

James Lawless: Okay. Does the Minister wish to respond to those?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2023)

James Lawless: I will note that for now and return to that later on but it is good to have an indication. Amendment No. 25 falls because Deputy Pringle is not present.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2023)

James Lawless: Amendments Nos. 28 to 33, inclusive, are grouped and may be discussed together. We will take those in order. Deputy Pringle is not present.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2023)

James Lawless: We are on section 7.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2023)

James Lawless: Yes, there are some we can take the discussion on. Amendments Nos. 35 to 38, inclusive, and amendments Nos. 40 and 41 are related and may be discussed together. We can have the discussion on those now or we can discuss them as we come to them later. We will take those amendments now. Even though Deputy Pringle is not here to move his own amendment the related items can be taken. We will...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2023)

James Lawless: Amendment No. 38 is in the name of Deputies Pa Daly and Martin Kenny who can speak to those if they wish.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2023)

James Lawless: Before we move on I will invite the Deputies Pa Daly and Martin Kenny to discuss amendment No. 40 because it is grouped if they wish to but they do not have to. The Minister has tabled amendment No. 41.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2023)

James Lawless: Amendments Nos. 28 to 33, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2023)

James Lawless: Amendments Nos. 43 to 45, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2023)

James Lawless: I ask the Deputy to repeat that; I did not catch it.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2023)

James Lawless: Very good. That is an important point. Does the Minister wish to reply?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2023)

James Lawless: The Deputy will have an opportunity to do so.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (21 Feb 2023)

James Lawless: The Deputy will, of course, have an opportunity to speak to the section, but not until we have dispensed with the amendments. We must work through the amendments one by one before addressing the section as a whole. I will indicate when the Deputy may speak to the section.