Gabrielle McFadden (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister to the House. I did not intend speaking and I do not have a need to talk down the clock as some Members are doing. When I hear phrases such as "rotten system", "appointing friends" and "threats to the media", I cannot but speak. While I understand the reason the Minister has put forward the Bill, it is important to point out that the Judiciary has served us very well since the foundation of the State.