Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)

Is it intended to put the witness protection programme on a statutory basis? In the previous Dáil our colleague, the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, introduced Private Members' legislation but as far as I am aware it did not progress. Is the Government prepared to do that?

Our colleague, Deputy Mathews, organised a briefing for Deputies on all sides of the House last evening from Professor Gurdgiev and Professor Karl Whelan-----

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