Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I agree with practically everything my colleague, Senator David Norris, said. Any form of entrapment is a terrible thing and the result does not always justify the means. However, we are confronted with a problem, that is, what happened last night affects the entire body politic in this country. Will the Leader ask the Minister for Justice and Equality and the Taoiseach to call on the agencies of the State which have responsibility for investigation and prosecution of any form of corruption to examine what was delivered last night on RTE and to decide what, if anything, should be done? People have a right to their good name. If people were misled or entrapped and have a perfectly reasonable explanation for what they finished up doing on television last night, they have a right to protect themselves. If what they were involved in is a criminal offence, they need to prosecuted. It is one or the other as far as I am concerned. People who saw that programme last night are absolutely outraged. That outrage turns on all of us, not just on the people involved. Every hard-working politician is tarred with the same brush and that is no way to run a country. Will the Leader speak to the Minister for Justice and Equality and the Taoiseach today on those two issues?