Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2026-06-30
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Catherine Ardagh (FF), Dublin South-Central

I understand and appreciate the point the Senator has made and where these concerns come from. I note and reiterate that the current terrorism framework legislation before the House is not the correct law to address matters that have been raised today. Violations under international law, as outlined, by the armed forces of a state are already crimes in our domestic law. As was stated, the International Criminal Court Act 2006 sets out that in Ireland crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide are criminal offences. It also makes it an offence to facilitate the commission of these offences, including aiding, abetting or otherwise assisting in their commission, which the acts of those amendments could be categorised as. I have nothing further to add.

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