Seanad debates
Tuesday, 14 February 2017
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages
2:30 pm
Michael McDowell (Independent) | Oireachtas source
In section 22 the crucial point in the definition of a relevant person, who is the victim of this crime, is that he or she suffers from a mental or intellectual disability or a mental illness which is of such a nature or degree as to severely restrict the ability of the person to guard himself or herself against serious exploitation. I think consent is relevant to that notion because effectively, if one cannot guard oneself against-----
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