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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2018): Brendan Howlin: On Friday, the people will be asked to remove the offence of blasphemy from the Constitution as recommended by the Constitutional Convention. We should remove blasphemy from the Constitution. We should also strengthen the legislation to prohibit religious hatred. The Labour Party introduced the original equality legislation that outlawed discrimination on the basis of religion. We have...
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2018): Brendan Howlin: ...believe what they want and to express views on it as long as it does not incite hatred. We have laws about incitement to hatred, which can be strengthened, but we need to take the dated concept of blasphemy out of our fundamental law in the Constitution. I acknowledge the Taoiseach's comment that he will raise the specific case of Asia Bibi. It would be a sign of our non-acceptance...
Other Questions: Office of the Ombudsman Status (16 Dec 2014): Brendan Howlin: ...age for candidates for President to 21 years. The Government announced that it would also bring forward proposals for a referendum on the removal from the Constitution of the offence of blasphemy. In July 2014, the Government agreed to hold a referendum on the ratification of the international agreement on a unified patent court and approved the drafting of the constitutional amendment...

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