Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Dail Éireann — 2026-05-20
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Jim O'Callaghan (FF), Dublin Bay South

I move amendment No. 18:
In page 8, line 21, to delete “offence.”.” and substitute the following:
“offence.”,
(c) by the insertion of the following subsections:
“(2C) A body corporate guilty of an offence under section 6 shall be liable on conviction on indictment to a fine of such amount as, having regard to the gravity of the offence, the court considers appropriate.
(2D) A person guilty of an offence under subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 6 of attempting to commit the offence under subparagraph (i) of the said paragraph (a) of engaging in a terrorist activity shall be liable on conviction to the penalty to which he or she would be liable if he or she were convicted of the second-mentioned offence.
(2E) A person guilty of an offence under subparagraph (iia) of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 6 of attempting to commit the offence under subparagraph (i) of the said paragraph (a) of engaging in a terrorist-linked activity shall be liable on conviction to the penalty to which he or she would be liable if he or she were convicted of the second-mentioned offence.
(2F) A person guilty of an offence—
(a) under subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 6, and
(b) that consists of a threat to commit an offence (in this subsection referred to as the ‘threatened offence’) referred to in paragraph (c) of the definition of ‘terrorist activity’ with the intention referred to in that paragraph,
shall be liable on conviction to the penalty to which he or she would be liable if he or she were convicted under the said subparagraph (i) of the threatened offence.
(2G) A person guilty of an offence—
(a) under subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 6, and
(b) that consists of a threat to commit an act (in this subsection referred to as the ‘threatened act’) referred to in paragraph (c) of the definition of ‘terrorist activity’ with the intention referred to in that paragraph, shall be liable on conviction to the penalty to which he or she would be liable if he or she were convicted under the said subparagraph (i) of the offence consisting of the threatened act.”,
and
(d) the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (3):
“(3) In this section ‘corresponding offence’ means—
(a) in relation to an offence (in this paragraph referred to as the ‘first-mentioned offence’) under subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 6 consisting of engaging in a terrorist activity, the offence (in this paragraph referred to as the ‘second-mentioned offence’) specified in Part 1 of Schedule 2 that consists of the act of which the first-mentioned offence consists, notwithstanding that it is not a component element of the second-mentioned offence that that act be done with the intention specified in the definition of ‘terrorist activity’, and
(b) in relation to an offence (in this paragraph referred to as the ‘first-mentioned offence’) under subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 6 consisting of engaging in a terrorist-linked activity, the offence (in this paragraph referred to as the ‘second-mentioned offence’) specified in Part 2 or 3 of Schedule 2 that consists of the act of which the first-mentioned offence consists, notwithstanding that it is not a component element of the second-mentioned offence that that act be done with a view to engaging in a terrorist activity or committing any other offence.”.”.

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