Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Ba mhaith liom cuidiú leis an leasú. Is dóigh liom go dtabharfaidh sé cúnamh agus cosaint breise do dhaoine sna cásanna seo. Cinnteoidh sé go bhfaighfidh siad comhairle chuí óna dlíodóirí sa chomhthéacs seo. I support the proposed amendment, commend Senators Ruane, Higgins and Black on having proposed it and welcome the fact that the Minister is not opposing it. That is positive. While there are provisions that, it could be argued, cover the amendment, it is appropriate that there is a provision outlining the fact. It is just a matter of full disclosure to people in this situation. I think that is important and welcome to people who are potentially concerned about domestic violence.

I commend the Bill to the House. We will not oppose it and we support the Minister's comments that mediation has a very valuable role to play, that it is under-utilised and that it can achieve cost savings and, very often, more satisfactory results.

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