I am afraid I misled the House on the last day in the statement that there was only one panel from which juries were drawn for lunacy and other cases. I find that those who spoke on that occasion, and who have more experience, of course, than I have, made the same mistake. That is not the position. If a jury is required in a lunacy matter, a panel of jurors is requisitioned for that purpose and is prepared from the jurors' book. A panel for the ordinary High Court jury cases would be prepared from the same book but would contain different names. I understand that juries are very rarely called in lunacy matters.
Juries Bill, 1945—Committee and Final Stages.
Sections 1 to 6 agreed to.
SECTION 7.
Question proposed: "That Section 7 stand part of the Bill."
That is so.
I want to correct the statement I made on the last day, as I was under a misapprehension. Senator O'Dea and Senator Ryan, it seems, were also under the same misapprehension, so that there was some excuse for me.
I had intended to put down an amendment, as I was also under a misapprehension. I made inquiries, however, and found I was wrong.
Question put and agreed to.
Sections 8, 9 and Title agreed to.
Bill reported without amendment.
Agreed to take the remaining stages now.
Question:—"That the Bill be received for final consideration"—put and agreed to.
Question:—"That the Bill do now pass"—put and agreed to.
Bill ordered to be returned to the Dáil.