Sean Barrett (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I second the amendment. I welcome the Minister of State. He may recall that Senator Michael D'Arcy was concerned that some pretty objectionable types turned up to do the collecting in this case. Senator Feargal Quinn's amendment seeks to protect the citizen. I think Senator D'Arcy was concerned about the arrival of a gang on farm properties. I think his version was that it would be difficult to say which side was criminal, those doing the collecting or those believed to be in default.

In regard to the second amendment, we do not want to see on our television screens people breaking into premises, particularly in a country with our traditions in land wars and so on. I appreciate all the work that is being done on attachment of earnings and so on. I recall, and I do not think I have got the incidents mixed up, that Senator D'Arcy was concerned about what was happening in the Wexford area when the issue was discussed previously.