Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

The inspector would not have been able to incarcerate anyone in Ireland, even if we agreed with Deputy Burton's inquiry. That is the point, citizens of this country have the right to travel overseas and that is why there was no basis for me to seek such an undertaking in the absence of legislative power to detain people here. That is the practical position and the Deputy knows that.

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