Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

Let me test your edict, a Cheann Comhairle.

The Taoiseach will no doubt recall the furore around the country when it became known that the Government had signed on with the IRA for the early release of the killers of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe. I welcomed at the time the Taoiseach's withdrawal of this offer. Does he agree with the Garda Representative Association that the circumstances in which these killers are currently held in the Grove section of Castlerea Prison is completely inappropriate for the murderers of a serving garda? Can I remind him, in particular, that in his report of 25 February last, the Inspector of Prisons uncovered a shocking situation. He outlined that these prisoners appear to be running their own show in Castlerea, living in bungalows and ordering take-away meals. What steps has the Government taken in the two months since the report was published to clamp down on a situation where these people were effectively giving the two fingers to the McCabe family, the Irish Government and the Irish people?

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