Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

I join Deputy O'Dea in welcoming the conviction yesterday. We all recall with horror when Shane Geoghegan was killed. I welcome the conviction yesterday. It does not bring back Shane and that is the awful sentence that families must live with after something like this occurs. The Garda Commissioner has expressed his satisfaction that the existing legislation is adequate. The adequacy of the legislation and getting convictions is something the Minister for Justice and Equality has under continuous review.

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