David Norris (Independent)

This is on the Order of Business. The Secretary General implied the Department is routinely ambushed by the courts right up to the point of deportation. The use of the word "ambush" is very interesting and significant. What are the courts for if not to uphold the rights of persons in this country, including citizens? For the Secretary General of the Department responsible for justice to talk about the courts ambushing his officials in their eager chase to deport people should worry every decent Member of both Houses of the Oireachtas.