Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

Leaving the time as the central focus, this is not a proposition that should be addressed here at this point. Under the Good Friday Agreement the Government has a commitment for progressive security normalisation. The Offences against the State (Amendment) Act clearly does not fit into that commitment. The Government continues to renew repressive legislation, which has no basis or sound argument. This includes section 18, which the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform laid before the House only three days ago——

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