Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

My time is well up surely. Does the Taoiseach not see the parallels with the "Stormontgate" situation, where those in a position of influence in a state can fabricate a case against this party, Sinn Féin, and as a result bring about the collapse of public institutions? This parallels the actions of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, with the approval of the Taoiseach, in respect of the Centre for Public Inquiry and the position of Frank Connolly. If the Taoiseach fails to see the parallel he is absolutely blind to the facts.

The fact is that this is a clear, orchestrated effort directed not only at the Centre for Public Inquiry and Mr. Connolly but at this party, Sinn Féin, which I am proud to represent in this Chamber. Does the Taoiseach agree that Stormontgate was an example of a state using its power to undertake political dirty tricks, and that the action of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, which the Taoiseach apparently endorses and connived in, has exactly the same intent as that of the British securocrats? The Taoiseach acts no differently, and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is no different from his counterparts in the British securocrat system who have tried to subvert the new political dispensation emerging in the North of Ireland and throughout the island.

What are the threats——

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