Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I ask the Minister of State to put himself in the shoes of that individual while he or she waits for the High Court to sit and make that adjudication. That person, if he or she already has a disability that may have been material to the misconduct, will have that added stress and pressure on top of him or her while that person waits to see if the High Court is going to publish. The facility that exists at present means it does not go any further than the committee and does not have to go to the court. I believe the confirmatory nature of having to go to the court is unduly burdensome. We have had this discussion and I am conscious that we have another session, so I am not going to labour the point. However, I want to record that I am opposed to section 155.