David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

No. Again, it does seem to me that when we have a situation of an order being granted there may well be situations in which it is in the interest of the person seeking the order to do something. For example, if the person to whom the order is sent claims not to have received it and so on, it could be made sure of by a garda actually producing the order, waving it and telling him, and it is usually a him, that this order has been granted.

The amendment includes the qualifying clause, "The views of the applicant for a safety or protection order shall be sought by the Gardaí, when deciding whether the Gardaí, should or not serve the relevant orders".It seems to me that it adds in quite a substantial point. It allows the situation to be dealt with much more effectively, in that a garda can go up to the offending party, produce the order, show it to him or her and say that he or she is now barred.