Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)

These are all serious issues and I am dissatisfied with the manner in which the Minister is conducting his business. He too should be dissatisfied. As a law officer, an adviser to the Government and a former Attorney General prior to becoming Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, he should know better. He should hang his head in shame and agree with the proposal by the leader of the Labour Party this morning that we delay the progress of this legislation at least for a week, until July, to have a much more comprehensive opportunity to discuss the amendments the Minister is proposing, and others. We have major amendments to table with regard to a policing commission, a Garda authority, which we would like to see incorporated in the legislation.

I am strongly opposed to considering Report Stage of the Bill in the manner proposed.

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