Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We said from the outset that we would be supportive of this legislation purely on the basis that it is all about saving lives. It is primarily just a harsher sanction for an existing offence. The priority has to be awareness and saving lives. I want to put that on record because we do not seem to have any system here. I do not even think we are on amendment No. 1a yet so I just wanted to put-----