Sheila Terry (Fine Gael)

I should have spoken on amendment No. 40 before the Minister made his contribution. Section 31(2) only seems to permit a report of proceedings and a report of the judgment. It contains nothing which would permit the publication of the results of systematic research or those of academic studies of trends or aspects of family law cases. Research of this kind has proven extremely valuable in other fields and we need to provide for it here if we are to learn from how the family law courts work. We have received a number of submissions from various groups and institutions seeking the inclusion of this provision. I ask the Minister to accept the amendment.