Seanad debates
Friday, 2 June 2006
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages.
7:00 pm
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
The issues Senator Norris has raised are very important and the Government has agreed that they can be discussed on an all-party basis. However, they go beyond the scope of the legislation being introduced. Were the House to accept the proposals, it would remove substantially the protections afforded in existing legislation to persons under 17.
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