Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)

Does the Minister accept he is dealing with the issue in his usual abstract, academic way? An operational approach to the issue is needed, as Deputy Cuffe rightly highlighted. We discussed this issue last week in the context of an amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill 2007 and the Minister was at the same level referring to difficulties. Something must be done about this because it is not a new issue. It was mentioned in the Leahy report five years ago and it was touched on in the Hogan report last week. There are two issues. Is there a need for legal cover?

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