Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)

I would like to make one final comment. The Minister said that he did not want the DPP to be catapulted into a parallel judging system, as his role is to appeal constantly. I provided another role for the DPP and I want to highlight it now simply to keep it in the mix. Where there is interference with the jury and that interference becomes apparent afterwards, there must be some mechanism whereby such a wrongful decision can be adjusted. Another issue is where there is compelling new evidence for very serious cases, but I do not want to go off on a tangent again.

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