Ivana Bacik (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I support the Minister's amendments in this group, which are hugely important in strengthening the language and changing the practice in court in terms of requiring the making of orders rather than leaving it to the discretion of the court. I wonder if there is any way of drafting amendment No. 36 to meet the concerns the Minister raised about tying the court's hands in procedural matters. It seeks to address a really serious issue where respondents are abusing court procedures to delay or prevent the making of orders that would otherwise be made.