Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That concludes our address of the Courts (No. 2) Bill. We will now move on to the Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016. I will give the Minister of State a moment to get his paperwork sorted. I thank the departmental officials who assisted with our consideration of the Courts (No. 2) Bill and welcome the new officials who will assist with the Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016.

Members will know that at yesterday's meeting I advised that a motion was before the Dáil relating to this legislation and it should be noted that the motion was passed in the Dáil last night. I understand that some members raised matters pertaining to same. However, I do not think I need to read into the record for a second time the text of the motion. I advised members of it yesterday and it was passed by the Dáil last night. We will now turn to our Committee Stage consideration of the legislation. I invite the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, to make his opening remarks at this point.