I congratulate the Garda on the exceptional vigour and success with which it has managed to get on top of dissident paramilitary activity in recent years. That has been apparent since the Omagh bombing, but even before that I recall that it alerted the Government very early on about the formation of the Real IRA. I would not necessarily take the statement released at the weekend by Real IRA prisoners in Portlaoise prison at face value – one might want to examine some of their motives. In a way it is a declaration of political and ideological bankruptcy and that has more than a little to do with the successful pressure applied by the Garda. While it is very understandable that relatives are very upset about the terrible tragedy that befell them, it is not fair to be critical of the gardaí. They have prosecuted the issue with exceptional vigour and have been in no way soft. The first priority was to make sure that further attacks of that type did not happen. As far as I know there has only been one further victim of the Real IRA since the Omagh bombing.