Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)

Will the Tánaiste clarify the position regarding the criminal law defence of life and property Bill? The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Brian Lenihan, told the Irish Council for Civil Liberties this summer that the Government would not be proceeding with that Bill yet the legislative programme states the heads have been agreed. There are strong grounds for concern about the Bill, a Cheann Comhairle——

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