Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Anti-Austerity Alliance) | Oireachtas source

We cannot hide behind the bluster of the Acting Chairman. She says:

I have many unanswered questions regarding Ireland. I want to know if Irish authorities knew what [the man in question] was doing, and I want details about his operations in Ireland.

That is reasonable, considering his experience. She also asks:

- Did you allow him to develop intimate relationships with women in your jurisdiction?

- Was he operating with the full permission of the Irish authorities?

- Do you have police files on me?

- To what extent has my right to privacy been invaded by the Irish authorities?

These are questions for the Minister for Justice and Equality but the Minister has refused to respond to her letters. I am not sure what the Minister is suggesting she should do. Has the Minister raised the case with her counterpart? She replied to a question earlier to the effect that she had met with the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, in the past week and she would seem to me to be the appropriate person to meet. I do not understand why it was being raised with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, James Brokenshire. Will the Minister answer the letters Ms Hampton has written to her, including legal letters?

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