Erin McGreehan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I would like to speak about the issue of illegality. In law, the term "illegal" is the end point. Something is deemed illegal at the end point in a court of law. To pre-empt something as illegal is to predetermine a judgment. Is it not the case that the term “false and misleading” is already in our legislation under the Civil Registration Act? That is just the term that is used. If something is deemed “false and misleading”, under a court of law it can be deemed illegal. This is because the judgment of illegality is the end point of a case. It is not to be pre-empted in a Bill. I wonder if the Minister could comment on that.