John Gerard Hanafin (Fianna Fail)

Having been nominated to this House by the ICTU through the Communication Workers Union, I have a particular interest in An Post and ask for an urgent debate on this matter.

Regarding the proposed release of the murderers of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe, the Government has to make a difficult and heart-rending decision. One would not envy those obliged to make such a decision. Debates are littered with principled stances taken by the Opposition but when faced in government with similar circumstances, it too has had to make hard choices. We should remember that.