Seanad debates

Tuesday, 10 June 2014

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage

 

6:25 pm

Photo of John PerryJohn Perry (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I congratulate Senator Zappone on this important legislation. There seems to be a consensus here, including Senators Keane and Quinn, that this is a milestone. I do not doubt that this debate will be of great benefit to the Minister and those drafting the Bill in forming a consensus on the legislation as it passes through Seanad Éireann and Dáil Éireann as Government legislation. This is about the move into the 21st century and the next generation. It is right that the discrimination that prevailed for so long will now be corrected.

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