Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

The Office of the Attorney General advised that, as was decided in the case of The People v. Quilligan by the High Court, reasonableness was inherent in any provision empowering a member of the Garda to arrest a person on suspicion of having committed an offence. However, in so far as the Senator's amendment underlines that fact and reminds those who exercise this power that they must act reasonably, I have no difficulty in accepting it and I thank her for tabling it.

Amendment to amendment agreed to.