Joanna Tuffy (Labour)

I move amendment No. 41:

In page 26, line 33, after "law" to insert "or order of any court".

The Minister indicated he might be supportive of this amendment so we resubmitted it. The purpose of the amendment is to make it clear that the accused will also be present for the purposes of any court order in addition to being present for the purposes of any enactment or rule of law. For example, if a person gets bail in the High Court which remands him or her to appear before the Circuit Court which then allows for a video link, he or she should be deemed to be present for all purposes at that stage.