No. 52 on the legislative programme is the criminal justice (miscellaneous provisions) Bill, and No. 114 is the criminal justice (freezing and confiscation) Bill. Will either of these pieces of legislation address the astounding occurrence in Kildare in the past week whereby a private security firm, on foot of a High Court order, arrived at a farm at midnight to give effect to the repossession of that farm? This encounter lasted from midnight to 5 a.m. and involved 30 uniformed personnel, some of them with dogs, many of them wearing balaclavas and all of them apparently acting on behalf of the receiver. One respects totally the decisions of the court, but it is more reminiscent of Mugabe's Zimbabwe-----

Hear, hear.

-----than Kenny's Ireland that this approach is being adopted in terms of the enforcement of a court order.

It is happening every day of the week.

Will either of these pieces of legislation or any legislation that the Government proposes to bring forward address the appalling situation witnessed in Kildare in the past week?

The two pieces of legislation differ greatly from what the Deputy describes. Obviously, the courts are independent. I am not sure if the Deputy, in referring to "uniformed personnel"-----

Balaclavas.

In another case raised here, gardaí were present but strictly on the basis of ensuring that peace was maintained.

A private security firm was involved.

Court orders are enforceable. If the Deputy wishes, he could raise the matter with the Minister for Justice and Equality by way of a Topical Issue. I am sure he would get a more detailed response than I can give him without having the details of the particular case.