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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legislative Measures (23 Apr 2024)
Helen McEntee: It is my intention to progress the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill to enactment to protect those who are most vulnerable and who, sadly as we have seen, are attacked simply because of who they are, where they came from or because of some other part of their identity that is, quite frankly, nobody else's business. I am determined to enact strong,...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legislative Measures (23 Apr 2024)
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I am reassured by that and I thank the Minister for her response. A Croatian man was beaten to death a couple of weeks ago because he did not speak English. We have had 23 arson attacks on accommodation centres over the last number of years. Members of the LGBTQ+ community and their families know what it is like to feel afraid that they will be assaulted for who they are. We are behind...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legislative Measures (23 Apr 2024)
Helen McEntee: The Deputy is right. It is not just a case of people feeling unsafe; they are unsafe simply because of who they are. We have had quite sinister attacks. While I do not want to get into particular cases, very serious incidents have taken place. We do not have to look too far to find somebody who has been the victim of some form of hate crime, motivated simply because of the colour of their...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legislative Measures (23 Apr 2024)
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Again, I am encouraged by the Minister's words but I want to be sure that this legislation can be enacted before a general election. This is the type of legislation that can define a Minister and a Government; indeed, it can define the body politic. How much are we going to risk to enact legislation to protect those who are powerless? To my mind, this is an indication of how serious we are...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legislative Measures (23 Apr 2024)
Helen McEntee: I had outlined that it was my intention to bring forward amendments after Easter but, obviously, we have had a lot of things going on. While there has been a slight delay, it is still my intention to bring forward amendments in the coming weeks. It is really important that we say what this legislation does, as well as what it does not do. This is about protecting those who are most...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legislative Measures (23 Apr 2024)
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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legislative Measures (23 Apr 2024)
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 6. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to restate her intention to pursue the passing of hate crime legislation this year. [17753/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legislative Measures (23 Apr 2024)
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: In the public sphere, the Minister has restated her commitment to hate crime legislation. In light of rumblings from Government backbenches and from the Opposition and of people abandoning their previous commitments to supporting hate crime legislation, will she now take the opportunity to speak to her own commitment to pass hate crime legislation?