Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister proposes to delete section 10. In his amendment No. 14, which involves a replacement section, he proposes a member of the Garda Síochána not below the rank of sergeant may request the Courts Service to arrange a special sitting of the District Court. In an ideal world, we might have a sergeant in every Garda station but we do not, which might limit this proposal. Section 10 does not contain such a threshold. Will the Minister clarify this?