Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I wish the Minister for Justice all the best for the coming months and every success in the future. I know that the work around this is urgent and it is not only because of the circumstances that have come up for the Minister. Throughout political life we see so many structures have been in place from a time when the world was dominated even more by males than is the case now. That must come to an end. We need to bring in a regime that has at its core equality and ensure that everyone, regardless of gender, has equal opportunity to fulfil everything they need to do with regard to political life. I wish the Minister all the best in the coming months.

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