Tom Shehan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

A couple from the part of the country in which I live travelled to Australia recently in order to visit their daughter. Both were very badly injured when they were involved in a car accident that involved one fatality. The person who caused the accident was incarcerated within seven weeks. If the accident had occurred in this country, it would not be dealt with by the courts in under two years. Issues such as the security of prison officers and our prison strategy could also form part of the all-day debate I am requesting. There is a need for a serious debate on all the matters to which I refer and I am of the view that this is the House in which it should be held.