Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages
Dail Éireann — 2023-04-26
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Paul Murphy (PBP), Dublin South-West

I might make a short, general point in response. We are in favour of having good hate crime legislation. The work done by those in the Coalition Against Hate Crime Ireland has been excellent. Many of the groups it comprises are ones with which we organise, such as Le Chéile, Ireland for All and so on. Having said that, section 10, the thought crime section and the failure to insert an explicit reference to the right to freedom of expression by virtue of Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights mean that, unfortunately, we will not be able to support the legislation at this stage.

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Sitting date: 2023-04-26