Jim Walsh (Fianna Fail)

I respect that. I do not want to prolong this debate. Offences under this legislation could be carried out by an independent group without connections but are more likely to be carried out by those acting in concert with other terrorist gangs. There is quite a parallel between gangland legislation and the reasons for setting aside the double jeopardy rule. I cannot get my head around how we can find ourselves allowing double jeopardy to play a part where we are pursuing a case that would not be pursued unless there was sufficient evidence to mount a prosecution. I ask the Minister of State to test the advice of the Attorney General in case it is a standard lawyer embrace of principles that may need to be tested by the legislator.