Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

Let us try to be serious about serious issues. All those laws are in place. If somebody does that tonight they will end up with perhaps a life sentence or 14 years. We know that. There is an issue we have to deal with. The Supreme Court has made its judgment. That is the end of the argument and there is no point in me making any view about the Supreme Court. The position is clear. There is separation of powers. The Supreme Court made a judgment. I agree with Deputy Rabbitte that some other sections of that legislation may be in danger also and we have to deal with those. We have to look at not only section 1(1) but other aspects also. We are doing that and we will deal with this issue as expeditiously as possible.

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