Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will be brief. I just want to add to the concerns expressed. There is a need for recourse, and that is why we all responded regarding the references to the High Court. There are concerns, however, about the deletion of those sections and that is why there are attempts to copper-fasten those in the Bill. In addition, from engagement with the Department of the Minister of State, when I asked about duplication regarding ministerial regulations with the statutory instrument put forward in 2017 concerning judicial review, the indication was that once this Bill was in place it was expected that the statutory instrument would no longer be continuing because we cannot have duplication and many of its provisions are in this Bill. If we do not, therefore, have a statutory instrument that refers to judicial review and certain sections are removed from this Bill, the Minister of State will recognise why we are asking her to address those concerns and clarify exactly how that will be done. This is a right, and I would like the Minister of State to clarify how it will be expressed in the legislation.