Michael D'Arcy (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes. The national claims legislation has gone through Second Stage in the Dáil. The Judicial Council Bill is in the Seanad and is stuck behind the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, where there has been 41 hours of a filibuster. I do not agree with guillotining but if we get stuck behind legislation, there is a cost. The cost on this occasion in the Seanad of which Senator Walsh is a Member is that other legislation gets stuck behind it. The Judicial Council Bill is sponsored by the Department of Justice and Equality. The Judicial Appointments Commission Bill is ahead of it. Until we can get that Bill concluded the Judicial Council Bill will not progress.