Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

The Minister and the Office of the Attorney General have been carrying out an examination of all the matters around this issue. The statement I made today related to the position on one aspect of the issue. There has been a review and an examination of the Bill, which Deputy Rabbitte helpfully gave us, to see how we can deal with this issue. It is difficult and I am told the chances of successfully dealing with the matter are not great. It is being examined.

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