Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail)

Shame on him for not telling us about this correspondence in the House. He came here to address a very serious matter of public concern, a serious matter of British-Irish relations concerning families and individuals, and did not tell us about what a judge had told him in correspondence. The judge suggested this should be made public and that he had no objection to that. The Minister, if he is not going to resign over this, should be brought into the House as soon as possible to explain to the Seanad why the correspondence was not put before us. It is an absolute disgrace, particularly because of the comments he made about me and my party. God knows what he is saying about the judge.