John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Then, maybe, we could focus on the real meat in a Bill like this, that of proper radical reform of the judicial system, where the wrongs in that system are corrected and reformed.

Lucia O'Farrell wants justice. Yvonne Walsh wants justice. She is languishing in jail this evening, after 21 days, and she cannot fulfil what the judge has asked her to do because it is not within her power to do it. Still the State stands idly by and watches that woman in jail, with her two children about to do their junior certificate exams. What a disgusting spectacle when a Government stands to one side and gives such huge time to debating this Bill. It is not right and the Minister knows it is not right, but he will not take the sensible and proper decision in terms of administration by withdrawing the Bill and perfecting it. I believe, at the end of this, we will still be back here next week or the week after, debating the same thing over and over again. Each and every one of us knows it is an absolute farce the way it is being put through this House. I appeal to the Minister again to withdraw the Bill, perfect it and bring it back.

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