Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

Go raibh maith agat. Rather than addressing the real reasons gangland criminals seem to enjoy impunity for their crimes - by, for example, introducing and resourcing practical and sustainable measures to protect individuals, families and whole communities from intimidation - the package attacks fundamental justice rights. In addition, it rehashes old ideas that are already on the Statute Book in varied forms, or that even the former Minister, Michael McDowell, acknowledged were unworkable in the past.

I urge the House to reject the motion before it. We should end emergency legislation and start to build a normal society on this island by dealing with these matters through the normal courts instead.

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