Ms Caroline Counihan:

I agree with Mr. Geiran, in that Dr. Fitzgerald-O'Reilly made a number of valid points. As I listened to her, my gut feeling was justified. It is important that such a provision be framed properly. It is useful to have even if only one offender every five years has a foreign travel order, section 4 order or whatever made against him or her. There will always be people who have that propensity and where reams of evidence of a child or children being at risk in a foreign country can be produced. In general, the more weapons there are in the armoury of the people who must assess and manage risk over a period, the better. It would be good to have, but it is important that it be well framed so that it is insulated against legal challenge.