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Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: I am not asking-----

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: -----to review the process of a court case.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: I am asking for a public inquiry, if the Ceann Comhairle will let me finish the point.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: Thank you.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Inquiries (12 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: 74. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on initiating an independent inquiry into the Garda investigations into the Jobstown protest case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32994/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (11 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: 4. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on justice reform last met. [31193/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme Staff (11 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of A and B posts of responsibility that are held by regional co-ordinators and co-ordinators and resource persons in Youthreach nationally; if regional co-ordinators in Youthreach for Dublin city and county and the education and training boards for counties Limerick and Clare hold A and B posts of responsibility; and if he will make...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: I am responding to a party colleague of yours in this debate who I quoted.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: No, he did not apologise for any of it.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: This is extremely relevant because we are talking about the politically appointed nature of the Judiciary and the need to move away from it. The jury system becomes extremely important in that context. Deputy Darragh O'Brien was making the point that we were complaining about the way the jury had been stacked against us and then, when it did not go against us, that we all of a sudden had...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: To say jurors were intimidated by tweets being sent is absolutely incredible.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: I am not impugning your impartiality, but it so happens that a party colleague of yours engaged in the debate. Surely, I have a right, in the same debate, to respond to the points made.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: Exactly. This is an attempt to re-run the case, to say the jury was somehow intimidated because of tweets being sent. It is absolute nonsense. People need to accept that they did not get the result they perhaps might have liked, that they did not manage to criminalise protest, because a jury saw through what was happening. It is of a piece with what is happening in the attempts to re-run...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: I have made the point. I thought what happened in the debate was quite outrageous.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: I do not need to re-run the case because the jury found in my favour.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: I have finished my contribution. The point has been registered. It was a disgraceful contribution and an attempt to re-run the case because he did not like the result.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: We believe there is a need to end the class bias within the Judiciary. It is deep rooted and will not be resolved by the Bill. It will make very small inroads into removing the more blatant elements of the making of political appointments to the Judiciary, but that is only a very small part of the issue. I read a comment somewhere which asked if the Bill was necessary. It was suggested...

Order of Business (4 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: Was the perjury in court by multiple gardaí acceptable?

Order of Business (4 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: Do not try to re-run the case. Was perjury acceptable?

Order of Business (4 Jul 2017)

Paul Murphy: Shameful.