Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

Senator Feighan referred to the family law courts. This has come to my attention. All courts, as Senator Scanlon stated, suffer from proposals to put a case further back, etc., but it is particularly hard on family law cases, which are taken in camera and often are traumatic for the people concerned. There is a need for more such sitting days for such courts. That is a point which he could raise when we come to the Criminal Law Bill 2004.

Senator Leyden also called for a debate on Palestine-Israel, as did Senator Norris who has been consistently calling for it. Senator Norris spoke of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Dermot Ahern, visiting Pope Benedict. With whatever he said, he humorously took up the Dingle-An Daingean issue.