Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

Yesterday the Northern Secretary, with what some would think a bizarre sense of timing, published legislation in the House of Commons concerning "on the runs". The numbers seem to have exploded from the anticipated couple of dozen to a few hundred. Is the Minister satisfied that no legislation is required in this jurisdiction? Given the statutory independence of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the operational autonomy of the Garda Síochána, is the Minister satisfied there is no constitutional infirmity in not introducing primary legislation in the House?

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