An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Seanad Éireann — 2023-03-29
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Eileen Flynn (IND), Nominated by the Taoiseach

I second Senator Higgins's amendment to the Order of Business.
This morning, a Speak Out against Racism event was launched in the Leinster House audiovisual room. Young women, many of them students, spoke out on the impact of racism. Yesterday, I asked about the progress of the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 but did not get a reply. I would like to know where it is at and whether we can have a debate on these issues in the House. I bring up this topic nearly every week. Now more than ever, we need strong hate crime legislation to ensure people feel safer. It is not about putting people in prison. It is about making people from minority groups and people of colour feel safer within society.

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