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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: Amendments Nos. 44 and 45 fall because the proposers are 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: Is the section agreed?

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. 46 is in the name of Deputy Ó Ríordáin, who is not present. Amendments Nos. 47 to 49, 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: Does Deputy Smith wish to speak to amendment No. 49 before the Minister responds?

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: That is fine. The Minister may speak to amendments Nos. 47 to 49, inclusive.

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: As Deputy Pringle is not present, amendment No. 48 falls.

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. 50 to 53, inclusive, 56 to 59, inclusive, 62 to 68, inclusive, and 71 to 78, inclusive, are all related. These amendments cannot be moved because the proposers are not present. Any other members or the Minister are entitled to speak to them if they wish to do so, but there are no offerings.

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. 54, 55, 60, 61, 69 and 70 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: While the Deputy is on her feet, as it were, amendment No. 70 is also in her name and is grouped with amendment No. 54. Does she wish to speak to that?

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: That is okay. The point on amendment No. 55 has been well made. We have already noted that members who tabled the other amendments in this group are 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: Yes, absolutely.

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 thank the Minister. That is good to hear.

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: Deputy Ó Ríordáin is just in time to catch the end of amendment-----

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. I am due in the Chamber in ten minutes.

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. 56 to 58, inclusive, were contingent on a new section being inserted and, as that did not happen, those amendments cannot be moved.

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. 59 was related to amendment No. 50 so it also falls automatically.

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. 62 to 67, inclusive, are connected to amendment No. 50 so they cannot be moved.

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. 68 cannot be moved as it was grouped with amendment No. 50. It automatically falls but the Deputy may reintroduce it with amendment No. 50 on Report Stage.

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. 71 to 78, inclusive, are related to amendment No. 50 and, therefore, they cannot be moved.

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. 79 to 82, inclusive, are related and they may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.