Paul Bradford (Fine Gael)

I apologise for my party colleague and spokesperson on justice, Senator Terry, who cannot be here this afternoon. She has asked me to put on the record her support for this proposal. The Fine Gael Party believes we must all work together in the fight against crime, whether at home or abroad. This Bill is a step in the right direction. The dramatic title of the Bill and the fact the Minister of State spoke with gusto about fugitives being brought home to serve their sentences or serving their sentences abroad leads one to believe that he would make a fearsome Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he moves up the ladder from Minister of State.