Feargal Quinn (Independent)

We are all outraged at what happened in court yesterday. I remember seven years ago a young woman, Veronica Guerin, sat in the Visitors Gallery. Two weeks later she was dead. We acted as a State and as a nation against those drug barons and against those who had created the outrageous situation that pertained in those days. On this occasion we are very concerned about what happened yesterday. We should keep calm and try to keep a sense of proportion because we should be very careful to avoid tampering with our judicial system. Our democracy is a very delicate flower and we should ensure that whatever actions we take do not tamper with that system that has served us so well in the past. I support the request from other Senators for the Minister to come to the House and listen to our concerns.