Lorraine Clifford-Lee (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will be very brief because I know we have to get the legislation passed as urgently as possible. I welcome the Minister to the House and congratulate her on her appointment. This is very important legislation. The Minister outlined the very real threats posed by gangland activities and terrorist organisations working on this island. These are threats to our security - the security of the State, citizens in this State and democracy. When I was first elected in 2016, one of the first acts I had to perform was to pass these provisions, and I have done so on several occasions since. I was quite shocked then to see Members of this House vote against these provisions, given how important they are for the security of the State. I hope all Members tonight will vote in favour of them or at least abstain, given the very real importance of the provisions.