Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I would not be in favour of removing the section. The powers are required, and there would be circumstances, where there are mobile gangs and so on, where these powers would be very useful. On Deputy Pringle's point about longevity and that it is ongoing for a recurring three-month period, there is the notion that, and my colleague from Sinn Féin, Deputy Pa Daly, has much more experience of the courts than me, as a practitioner, I hasten to add, the seriousness would be underscored to An Garda Síochána by going to the Circuit Court. Would the Minister be open to that?

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