Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

This episode has been one of the most extraordinary in the history of the Irish criminal justice system that a young man not in control of his senses was caused to confess to a murder he could not have done. As a result of the commission of inquiry report no action has been taken. There have been no disciplinary actions and there are no new disciplinary procedures as promised. The only action that has happened is that a journalist has been arrested for breaking the deadline. He did not inaccurately report the contents of the report. He did not in any way misrepresent it. He merely broke the deadline and accurately reported the findings in that report.

I hear what the Minister is saying but is it not the case that a complaint would have to be made and, as I understand it, that complaint was made in the name of the Minister's Department? Is that not correct? Is the Minister saying to this House, with the full sense of awareness, that his Department would make such a complaint——

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