Niall Ó Donnghaile (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I apologise to the Minister for Justice and Equality for not being present and am glad my colleague, Senator Devine, was here to cover for me. This is important legislation. By and large Sinn Féin has supported its passage through the Oireachtas. We have had some concerns on the issue of bail, and in particular the potential privatisation of tagging. We have flagged this in good faith in the course of our contributions on the Bill. I believe overall the positives outweigh the negatives. It is an important Bill and it has been useful to engage, observe and listen to the various opinions on the more nuanced aspects of the Bill. Senator Conway readily acknowledges that all of this must be up for consideration and review as it takes effect. I have no doubt that under the fresh leadership of the Minister in the Department of Justice and Equality, he will want to ensure that is the case.

Sin an méid, go raibh maith agat.