Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I again welcome the Minister's personal commitment to that. Clearly it will be a matter for the House to vote or abstain on that resolution as some parties may choose to do. I want to affirm my support for the exceptional circumstances in which it must be used and the continuation of that in our armoury as a democracy to fight those who would challenge and intimidate most jurors. I acknowledge the work of the An Garda Síochána in County Louth, particularly in my own town, in dealing with those who perpetrated the most evil crimes of murder, arson and so on and the success of An Garda Síochána with many of these criminals now coming before the courts. I welcome the fact that we will have a full debate in this House and that everybody will have an opportunity to contribute and tell the people of the country where they stand on this issue.

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