Tony Kett (Fianna Fail)

The positions should not only be open to people with degrees. Ordinary people make up juries. They are the ones who put many of the people into our prisons. Why then should they not be good enough to adjudicate on their welfare while they serve their sentence? I do not agree with that point. I welcome this debate. Debate is always good and if the system is reformed as a result of our contributions that, too, is good. I do not say everything about visiting committees is perfect, it is not. There will always be need for reform and strengthening of positions.