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

I may need help as I do not appear to have the groupings. I wonder if they are available in the Chamber. On the amendments in question, I am satisfied with them. They improve the Bill as to definitions and circumstances. Where a family member would have been the point of contact is now deceased, it enables their replacement. These amendments provide greater detail to some of the other provisions of the Bill and I will be supporting them.

In general, this is my first occasion to speak on this legislation. Our party had a different justice spokesman, Deputy Jonathan O'Brien, when this legislation was initiated. It is valuable legislation. I welcome the work the Minister and Deputy O'Callaghan, in particular, have done on this as to putting this on a statutory basis and creating greater legal clarity. It is important legislation that will aid the process and I look forward to supporting it. I may consider further amendment for the Seanad but taking the Bill as a whole, we will be supporting it.

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