Criminal Law, Civil Law and Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2026-07-02
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Sharon Keogan (IND), Industrial and Commercial Panel

I also support the Minister with this amendment. From my perspective, and I hear what Senator Higgins has outlined, anyone involved in antisocial behaviour where they are covering their faces needs to be dealt with. In my town of Duleek over recent weeks, many of the residents in our housing estates have been inundated with young gurriers on scramblers going around, with balaclavas on them, ripping up their parks and recreational spaces. It has to stop. These are all teenagers. They are probably from the age of 13 upwards, so I support the Minister 100% on this amendment. I also sympathise with Senator Higgins’s point, but, really, if people are not planning to break the law in any capacity at all, which is a totally different context, this amendment does not apply. This is to do with people acting inappropriately in public. They should be dealt with swiftly.

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Sitting date: 2026-07-02