John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am just saying that as we discuss this, there are serious wrongdoings arising from decisions of the courts with very poor training that have resulted in that type of individual fighting for her family home and locked in prison. Where is the justice for that woman and her family? Will the Minister intervene in that case? The answer to that is probably "No" because they are on one side and we are on the other. However, there has to be room for an intervention where something goes seriously wrong. It is wrong that that should happen to this woman fighting for her family home. I ask the Minister seriously to intervene in that case and determine how she might be helped.

There is a whole litany of differences in terms of the Judiciary, court orders and information made available to judges in the death of Shane O'Farrell. His mother, Lucia O'Farrell, has repeatedly pleaded with Members of this House, but to no avail. Where the justice system fails someone so badly and there is an abundance of proof that Lucia O'Farrell is correct, there should be an intervention.

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