David Norris (Independent)

I will finish on this point. Deputy Howlin made the point that he was given this information by a senior barrister with 22 years' criminal experience at the Bar and he believed it. It was appropriate to pass on this information to the Minister.

I share the concerns about immigration as expressed by various speakers, including Senator Mullen. The Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill, which will come to the House shortly, is quite defective. I attended a briefing in the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland——