Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Senator Bacik has welcomed both the Courts Bill and the Prisons Bill and their provisions which I believe will be generally acceptable to everybody.

Senator Paul Coghlan mentioned so-called debt investors or vulture funds. It is regrettable that they have refused to come before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform. I am sure he will make his points to the Minister for Finance when we debate the Finance Bill later today.

Senator Leyden sided with the Labour Party leader in the UK on the stance he adopted on the issue of bombing Syria, a move also supported by Senator Heffernan. In between all our votes last evening, I turned on my television and heard the speech made by Mr. Hilary Benn, the Shadow Foreign Secretary. He made one of the finest speeches I have ever heard and for which he was applauded in the House of Commons, which was most unusual.