Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses. I have a number of questions. Most of us will agree that some of the legislation enacted was necessary while some is extremely draconian. In normal times it would not have been enacted, but we live in extraordinary times. Sometimes extraordinary measures are needed. The question is whether the extraordinary powers the Government has should continue. The Bill currently going through the Oireachtas is a matter of concern. The right to assembly is fundamental to any democracy. The Bill stipulates that the right to assembly be limited to no more than 15 people. That provision could continue indefinitely, even after 9 November. This is a cause for concern, regardless of what side one is on. How could the Bill be exploited, that is, how could it have unintended consequences in the months following enactment?