Jim O'Callaghan: “If a person is convicted of a serious criminal offence before the courts, that is a public conviction and the public are…”

By changing the fee structure, and I have responsibility for the fee structure, my view is that by changing the fee structure it will reduce the incentive to seek or to agree to adjournments.

I am not going to apologise for trying to get important measures that are of benefit to the public enacted as quickly as possible.

I think it’s noteworthy that it wasn't the case with Sinn Féin TDs or indeed the TDs of any other parties.

They are coming from the United Kingdom, arriving into Northern Ireland and coming down claiming international protection in Ireland.