Criminal Damage Bill, 1990: Report and Final Stages.
Case law in this country and in England has decided what "intent" is — the probable or natural consequences of an action, regardless of motivation. By inserting a programme and switching a computer on, certain consequences are inevitable, not natural or probable but inevitable. I have put it simply and I do not see why the Minister cannot accept it since the Bill is being recommitted to the Dáil anyway. It seems to me that this legislation will get into trouble with the courts because of this badly drafted definition.
- Tá (11 votes cast)
- Níl (28 votes cast)
Declared
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Tá / Yes
Níl / No
- Bennett, Olga.
- Byrne, Hugh.
- Byrne, Sean.
- Cassidy, Donie.
- Cullen, Martin.
- Dardis, John.
- Fallon, Sean.
- Farrell, Willie.
- Finneran, Michael.
- Fitzgerald, Tom.
- Foley, Denis.
- Haughey, Seán F.
- Hussey, Thomas.
- Keogh, Helen.
- Kiely, Dan.
- Kiely, Rory.