Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2022-05-25
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Catherine Martin (GP), Dublin Rathdown

I thank the Leader for requesting this opportunity. As she said, amendment No. 106 was not discussed in the Chamber. This amendment raises an important issue. Conversion therapy is an abhorrent practice and the programme for Government contains a commitment to legislate to ban that therapy. My colleague, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O'Gorman, has been leading on this issue. My intention was to reject the amendment today but consider the matter before Report Stage. I intend to speak to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in advance of that.

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Sitting date: 2022-05-25