Minister for Justice set to remove elements of controversial hate crime bill
Helen McEntee says there will be a number of amendments made to the bill in the coming weeks
The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said that elements of the hate crime bill will be amended, specifically the elements of the bill that were due to introduce new hate speech laws.
She made a speak in Athlone saying "The incitement to hatred element [of the bill] does not have a consensus, so that will be dealt with at a later stage."
She also reiterated the importance that she thinks the bill has "This will send a very pure message, if you attack a person, if you commit a crime against a person or a group of people, simply because of who they are, the color of their skin, where they have come from that there will be a tougher sentence, a harsher sentence at the end of the day."
And how committed she is that the legislation be enacted "I am adamant that hate crime legislation will be enacted."