Until recently, the powers of temporary release were exercised by the Minister under a statutory instrument. In the High Court decision in the Corish case, Mr. Justice O'Neill found that the power being exercised by the Minister, on foot of article 4 of Statutory Instrument 157 of 1998, to be ultra vires. Is this Bill being introduced to remedy the illegality of what was carried out heretofore? That could be described as the Minister breaking the law.