Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Perhaps the Deputy will let me finish. The Deputy is also asking the question, I presume, in the context of legislation that he and his colleagues have proposed. The Department has serious concerns about the legality of that legislation and that has also been communicated by the Attorney General. I do not disregard the severity of what the Deputy suggested. I have no proof of it. This is not a court of law and it is not a place where we can pass judgment on people or their reputations. The specific cases to which the Deputy refers should be brought to the attention of the relevant State authority, in this case the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection.

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