Jim Walsh (Fianna Fail)

Eminent as the Attorney General is, this is not something to which I subscribe. It seems the double jeopardy rule should not apply in this case. If provisions have been made for less serious offences, there should be no prohibition on prosecution for serious crimes such as this. We should get the persuasive advice of the Attorney General. It shows a lack of consistency and dilutes the seriousness of an offence under the Biological Weapons Bill.