Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

I join in the condemnation by Senators Fitzgerald and Ó Murchú of the riots that took place in Northern Ireland lasts night in front of our eyes on our television screens. It is to be regretted and it is certainly not being done in the name of the majority of people in Northern Ireland and everyone in the South. Those involved in the rioting should desist in the interests of future generations. The present generation has given them an opportunity that the preceding generation did not have for the previous 30 or 35 years. I look forward to the Taoiseach attending this House later to discuss and hear the views of party leaders and spokespersons on Northern Ireland.

Senators Fitzgerald, Mullen, Alex White, Leyden, Ormonde, Twomey, Regan, Coghlan, Cummins, Walsh, McFadden and O'Reilly expressed their views on the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill. It is one of the most important Bills to have come before us for consideration. I confirm that there is no time limit whatsoever on Committee and Remaining Stages. There will be all the time in the world for colleagues to make their views known during the debate, with the Minister present. He will be in the House all day and into the early hours of tomorrow morning for all sections of the Bill.