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‹ Order of Business Judiciary and old violence
Summary
Senator Devine defended the reform Bill as opening up an elitist system to ordinary people, but Norris interjected with a hostile remark about past violence.
Senator Humphreys is correct that the Judiciary and the Courts Service is a pillar of our democracy. However, it is an elitist area of our democracy and I concur and thank Senator Ó Domhnaill for putting it succinctly this morning. The noise that is being caused about GRECO as an important report does not take away from the fact that the Bill is for the reform of the elitist Judiciary and it will make the courts and the law available to the ordinary Joe and Josephine Soap in this country. That is why I will support it.
