James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 248: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the recourse that a person (details supplied) has to compensate for being held at an institution in County Tipperary against their will; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21512/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I can advise the Deputy that if a person considers that a criminal offence was committed against them, that person is free to make a complaint to the Garda Síochána for investigation. If a person considers that he or she suffered a civil wrong including a breach of their constitutional rights, it is open to him or her to take a civil action against the wrongdoer. As the Deputy will fully appreciate it is not open to me to give legal advice to any individual on their particular individual circumstances.