Gerard Murphy (Cork North West, Fine Gael)

——could not equally be amended on Committee and Report Stages to deal with some of the issues Members raise. The most important issue is that it indicates to people that they are entitled to defend their homes, to have some legal protection and not to be sued by the person who invades their property or attacks their person if they try to defend themselves or their families. Many of these things could be dealt with in this Bill within the next couple of weeks, rather than in six months' time as the Minister has indicated.

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