Eugene Regan (Fine Gael)

I second the amendment.

I have not gone so far as to propose deleting the lines but in my amendment I propose using the phrase "in the course" of performing a judicial function. This makes clear that any statements made by a judge in performing his duties or making a ruling, etc., are confined and circumscribed in some shape or form, and that they relate to the case. This is an effort to deal with Senator Norris' remarks on Committee Stage that at times extraordinary statements are made in the course of cases.