Mark Wall (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I congratulate my colleague Senator Chambers on bringing forward this vital legislation, which we are all proud to support. There have been a number of television programmes in recent weeks on the treatment of women in Ireland. It is unacceptable and it just cannot continue.

This Bill is a valid and good attempt by Senator Chambers to address some of what is going on. As I have said previously, we need to quickly come together as a House to address what is going on. Every day when I pick up the newspaper, there seems to be a new incident against the women of Ireland. It is totally and utterly wrong and unacceptable.

This is a good day for this House. It is a good day for the women of Ireland as they are the ones predominantly affected by stalking. We need more legislation like this. I again congratulate Senator Chambers. I look forward to the Bill's swift passage through the Dáil. This is the start of what we need to do in this Oireachtas to defend the women of Ireland. We need to make sure we have the legislation to back that up.