Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yes there are people with concerns and that is only right, but I think the manner in which we lay out those concerns should be discussed on Committee Stage.

Much has been said about the latest GRECO report. I have not read it but I read the previous GRECO report. It was overwhelmingly supportive of the current strategy by the Government on this legislation. It recommends a lay chair to provide balance and independence. That was the GRECO position in 2014. I would be very surprised if GRECO has changed its viewpoint so substantially, as has been inferred by other Members. Some people say Independent Members were bought. I certainly was not bought. Nobody approached me to support the Bill. I am doing it because I believe it is the right thing to do. I believe the highest office in the land, the Judiciary, which makes laws as well-----