Seanad debates

Monday, 14 June 2021

Counterfeiting Bill 2020: Second Stage

 

10:30 am

Photo of Niall Ó DonnghaileNiall Ó Donnghaile (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I will not needlessly delay the House or the passage of this Stage other than to say I share the concerns and regret of some colleagues about the delay in the Bill coming before the House. A number of colleagues also raised the issue of new forms of criminality with respect to finances and how way we adapt to counterfeiting given the increasing move to online services and various services referenced by Senator Conway, be it PayPal or whatever it may be. My colleagues in the other House expressed a range of observations during debates on earlier Stages of the Bill as it went through the Dáil and I reiterate those points. We in Sinn Féin support the Bill. It is important the Minister of State would at least made some reference to the questions relating to the online issue.

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