Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
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It was an obsession with containment of sexual culture within society in general, and it led to that book being banned even though it was about honest country living. We have no doubt that if such obscene stuff would cross your desk, that you would deal with it in a manner befitting 2014 and not 1942 or the late 1960s.

The committee is always available if Mr. McCarthy, in his capacity as chairman, believes we can do something to advance or promote with the Minister an issue concerning how the system functions. I thank Mr. McCarthy for his attendance this afternoon.