Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Okay. Certainly, my party's position is clear. We have outlined it time out of number. The Minister of State is well aware of it and he has refused to do this, even though his party was a signatory of the Good Friday Agreement. In stating the Government will look at the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 he is passing the buck. I just do not accept that.

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