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Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2017): Ivana Bacik: ...Patten and which led to the foundation of the PSNI. That is how serious the structural issue we are dealing with is. The Stephen Fry case that came to light over the weekend highlights the ridiculous nature of our law on blasphemy.
Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2017): Ivana Bacik: There is an absolutely clear need to repeal the provision in the Defamation Act 2009 which introduced the new statutory offence of blasphemy and then to have a constitutional referendum to remove blasphemy from the Constitution.
Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2017): Jerry Buttimer: ...to the exclusion of Dr. David Parris. As the Cathaoirleach rightly said, that can be addressed in the Bill and I hope we can reach an accommodation on that. Senator Bacik referred to the issue of blasphemy, about which we had a discussion yesterday. All of us recognise that there has been no conviction since 1855 but it might be no harm to have the offence removed completely. I am not...

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