Mark Daly (Fianna Fail)

Other Members have praised people. I do not believe Cardinal O'Malley, whom I met in Boston on this issue, would be too upset about the fact that I am praising him for his very courageous step. It is not that he was praised by anybody else. Given that he did not receive much encouragement from others, I will take the extraordinary step of praising him. Not many members of his organisation saw it as the correct move. When people take such steps which are above and beyond the regulations and the law, because their primary concern is children's safety, they should be commended. Perhaps the Minister might consider this issue. I realise there are issues surrounding due process, but when the objective is child safety, we should, like Cardinal O'Malley, go above and beyond the norm.