Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

I have a quotation from Mr. Justice Paul Carney, who went to Limerick and who is the most experienced judge in the criminal courts. He said he had no experience of difficulties in getting convictions in his jury court. Deputy Flanagan has been pursuing the Minister to answer a parliamentary question on the intimidation of jurors. The Minister did not answer the question but, in the cut and thrust of debates on the last day, he was required to say that he would write to Deputy Flanagan, who now has that letter. The letter says that the Minister has no evidence or intimidation of jurors and no statistics.

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