Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Dail Éireann — 2026-05-20
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Mark Ward (SF), Dublin Mid-West

My understanding is that amendment No. 19 aims to make terrorism financing offences easier to prosecute by removing the requirement to prove that funds were actually used for a specific terrorist act or that the accused knew the precise purpose. It broadens liability across subsections and aligns evidential rules with section 6 so that prosecutors need only show that funds were provided in circumstances linked to terrorism, not that they directly financed a particular operation. Does the Minister have any concerns that the amendment lowers evidential thresholds so far that it risks criminalising individuals without proof of intent or use of funds, or that it weakens safeguards against terrorism financing prosecutions?

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