Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputies for raising this important matter. I am sorry to hear about the tragic suicide which they described. The Minister for Justice and Equality is committed to working on a cross-party basis to pass this legislation. I understand it is on Committee Stage and he has some amendments. There will not be a difficulty with the money message from my side. Unfortunately, the Minister is not present at the moment. He is in the Seanad where a filibuster is going on with other justice legislation. The truth, whether people wish to admit it or not, is that the ongoing filibuster of justice legislation in the Seanad is causing other legislation to back up, including important legislation such as this.

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