“I do believe that we need to move forward on this”: Justice Minister Helen McEntee confirms to Ben Scallan that the government will seek to pass hate speech legislation after the general election, during the next government term. #Budget2025
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee said that it’s “heartening to see the legislation’s positive impact three years after commencement”.
Those of us who opposed this bill made a good and effective argument based on rationality, logic, and an ability to persuade the public that we were correct.
Minister McEntee
“A sanctuary offering a range of supports for the most vulnerable.”
“How much have you had to think?”
Repeated insistence.
Calls for restrictions to be removed
That this is a nonsensical law should be evident to anybody who has ever travelled inbound through Dublin Airport.
In spite of new measures.
Simon Harris destroys Helen McEntee’s hate speech argument
Taoiseach Simon Harris admits that “there is no need for any new law” to ensure public safety, and that currently it is already illegal to “incite hatred”, “incite violence” or “threaten physical violence” against people, whether online or in real life, with or without new laws.