Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)

I want to raise the issue of the Taoiseach's statement yesterday on the proposed release of the killers of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe. I agree with Senator Brennan that the matter should have been handled in a different manner and his wife and family should have been consulted before any such statement was made. People quoted the previous Minister, Deputy O'Donoghue, and the Taoiseach. On 18 May, the current Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform said he believed Mrs. McCabe should and would be in a position to trust the Government. Obviously that is water under the bridge. It is another broken commitment.

While I respect the comments of Senator Hayes on the matter——