Mr. Pat Doherty:

I thank Mr. McFeely and Mr. Finucane for their presentations. I have three questions. In August 2010, there was an agreement which some of the witnesses were involved in putting together. The agreement was not implemented, however. When Mr. Bunting was making his submission, he said one of the reasons was political interference at the Assembly. I would like him to elaborate on that.

My second question is on the NIO. We are well aware of its capacity to use extra-judicial powers to put people in prison and keep them there without giving any explanation to anybody. Even if it has not given an explanation to politicians or Assembly Members, has the NIO given any explanation to the witnesses as to why it continues to use those powers given the team's role in trying to resolve the prison situation?

My third question is on Roe House, controlled movement and strip searching. Why do prison staff insist they have to use these powers? Are they being pressurised to use them? It was mentioned earlier that it is very difficult for some of the staff to implement many of these measures, in particular around strip searching. As such, why are they so insistent about having to use these horrendous powers?