Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I do not describe myself as a republican. I am a socialist and an internationalist. There are two men who have spent almost ten years in Maghaberry Prison. These men were known republicans and probably known dissidents and the fear of speaking out against the injustice being suffered by them is a fear of association. However, as Martin Luther King argued, it is not possible to be in favour of justice for some people and not be in favour of justice for all. The fact of the matter is that no evidence was produced against these two men. The Crown never attributed any role to either of them in the murder of PSNI officer Mr. Stephen Carroll. Myself and a number of the Deputies here attended the appeal of these men in 2013 and met Mr. Carroll's widow. We expressed our sympathy to her on her loss but that loss will not be overcome by the incarceration of people on the basis of a flawed process. This is an incredibly dangerous precedent. Mr. John Paul Wooton was only 17 years old when he was incarcerated. Mr. Brendan McConville has young children but has spent almost ten years in prison. Their case has been before the criminal case review commission for two years, which is too long. This State needs to speak out and argue for it to be dealt with forthwith.

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