Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail)

I am putting it on the record in order to answer the specific charge that Ireland's reputation as a defender of human rights is somehow tarnished at international level and within Europe. I am providing an alternative argument that here was a man who was touted and referred to repeatedly by Senators Ryan, Norris and many others in this House. I have no difficulty with that because it was the report that was published at the time. One cannot now turn around and use the argument that somehow Ireland's reputation is tarnished at human rights level when the man who was the rapporteur in that report——