I move amendment No. 49: In page 17, line 9, to delete “without delay”.

On this section, I will make only a small point. On a number of occasions in the course of this Committee Stage, sections have been replaced. Again, I understand why that happens. It denies Senators the opportunity to amend the section that is being inserted by way of an amendment because we do not see it until the amendments are published. As a broad statement of policy, I think it is undesirable that this would happen but I understand why it is happening in the context of this Bill.

I move amendment No. 59: In page 18, line 28, to delete “without delay”.

I move amendment No. 60: In page 19, to delete line 18.

Dé Céadaoin seo chugainn, is dóigh.

I think it is for Wednesday but next Tuesday it is.

I wonder if I could make a brief comment. I did not want to interrupt the Acting Chair's reading of the Long Title.

The European arrest warrant framework is hugely important. It should not at any point be underestimated how complex it is and how much jurisprudence there is on it. Consolidating this Bill with the existing 2003 legislation is important. I ask the Minister of State and the Department to give consideration to passing a consolidated Act where everything is in the one place. I put on record my admiration for the Department for dealing with the level of interchange between the courts and European Union member states in…

I also extend welcome to the ambassadors of Lithuania and Ukraine. Throughout the entirety of her tenure here, H.E. Larysa Gerasko has been dealing with this situation. It is awful and difficult to understand. In that regard, I will start with the Minister of State’s concluding remarks. The illegal invasion of Ukraine by Russia reverberates across the world. There is no country in the reasonable world, if I can put it that way, that can ignore what is happening. The disrespect and disregard for the rule of law that…

I acknowledge the importance of this motion and how comprehensive it is. It is not a short document. It amounts to five pages on the Order Paper. It contains much by way of suggestions on what we can actually do. It is constructive and positive. If the Government were in any doubt about what avenues were open to it, this motion would offer suggestions. I am not necessarily saying every suggestion is open to us but I agree with the motion. The Civil Engagement Group, particularly Senator Black, to whom I have spoken…

I thank the Minister of State. We have had an important discussion. What is extraordinary about this is that there is now worldwide recognition that what Israel has been doing is illegal, unjustifiable, disproportionate and contrary to all international law. That is the consensus that has grown in sensible countries. Of course, there are countries, many of which have a very particular history with Israel, that have not yet come to accept that. In the context of the ICJ, what has been said by European Union states a…

On behalf of the Fine Gael group, I am very happy to welcome this Bill. It sets out some important issues we need to discuss in this Chamber. At the outset, I acknowledge the work the Minister, Deputy McEntee, my party colleague, has done in the area. As Minister for Justice, she has put particular emphasis on the resolution of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence, which all Members have mentioned and is very important. Legislation passed in recent years in this Chamber has shown how much of a priority it is …

I want to raise the same issue. What I want to say is not a political commentary on what has happened but to say that sports and politics do not mix. What is really unfortunate about this situation is that individual players who only want to play the game and do their best to represent Ireland are now being put at the centre of a political controversy. They do not deserve that. What is really unfair is that the rhetoric now coming from the Israeli Basketball Association uses words like "antisemitism". I have said i…

Like others, I join in expressing my condolences to the Bruton family and our colleague Richard. John was a young man both in heart and in body and, at 76, too young to die. Throughout his career, he was young for what he was doing. He left office as Taoiseach just after he turned 50, so the fact that he continued to be so involved in public life, but in a very understated way, is a credit to him. He will have a legacy that any one of us would be proud of and that all of us should be proud of. He was a thinker, som…

I move amendment No. 1: In page 4, to delete lines 1 to 4. Amendment No. 1 seeks to amend section 2 of the Bill, on page 4. Section 2 inserts a new section 6A into the Coroners Act 1962, as amended, and makes a number of provisions. I welcome this Bill. It contains important parts. The Bill acknowledges the fact that a sunset clause will come in on 21 February regarding Dublin coroners. In particular, that needs to be addressed. I have no difficulty with that. The Bill goes well beyond what it needs to do. The Bill…

I understand entirely where the Minister of State is coming from. These are issues that were canvassed on Second Stage and the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, probably gave a similar view. I was aware of the opinion of the Attorney General regarding independence. I do not agree that there is a legal impediment to this, and there probably is not, but my objection is based on the practicality of it. If the Minister of State does not mind me saying so, citing the deputy master of the High Court and the DPP as exampl…

Yes.

I move amendment No. 2: In page 4, to delete lines 5 to 24.

I move amendment No. 3: In page 4, line 39, to delete “for one further period” and substitute “for such further periods”. On what was said about the terms and conditions, there is no doubt this legislation will substantially change the terms and conditions of coroners. It will not only result in them being limited to holding office for five years, it will also reduce to a single time the number of times they can be reappointed. There was reference to three terms but that relates to people who are in situ finishing …

I appreciate what the Minister of State said. Obviously, we do not have the benefit of seeing the Minister's legal advice, and while I accept it is against indefinite renewal, I do not see any legal impediment to that. I see a good practice impediment. Again, I think the notion there is a review after five years solves that problem. You can put systems in place to ensure it is not a rubber-stamping exercise, or it is not the case that somebody continues on the nod and the wink. The Public Appointments Service or so…