Brendan Ryan (Labour)

I apologise to the Leader for heckling. I welcome the Bill and apologise to the Minister on behalf of my colleague, the Labour Party spokesperson on justice matters, Senator Tuffy, who has been unavoidably delayed. As I recently told another Minister, I am more disorganised than usual. I apologise in advance if parts of my contribution are less coherent than I would wish.

Several speakers have referred to the Stay Safe programme. Unfortunately, I was absented from the services of the House in the period when the programme was introduced because I was not a Member of the Seanad. During that time, I was a member of a school board of management in an area of Cork city where Stay Safe was vigorously supported by the local parish priest. A diocese on the periphery of Cork city is presided over by a bishop of less than enlightened views on many issues. Perhaps parts of the city's periphery were identified as——