I have not been here for the past ten weeks.

Fáilte ar ais.

I thank the Deputy very much. I have been subject to prosecution alongside six other protestors for false imprisonment. I am back now and there is something very important to be learned from what happened in court. It has serious ramifications for others who might seek to exercise their right to protest. Will the Taoiseach bring forward legislation to establish a public inquiry into the Garda investigation of the Jobstown protest and the clear evidence of conspiracy to stitch up protestors for false imprisonment?

I call the Taoiseach. It is a question for the Taoiseach.

There has been a bit of an attempt to laugh at the notion of a conspiracy. A conspiracy is a secret plan by a group of people to do something unlawful or harmful.

Is it a question on promised legislation?

Allow me to give just one simple example, although I could give many. Three gardaí up to the rank of superintendent under oath stated that I had said, "Will we keep her here all night?" when I said no such thing.

Deputy-----

One can speak about the frailty of human memory for one or even for two but for three gardaí to hear something that was not uttered-----

This is not a court of appeal or the Supreme Court. I call the Taoiseach to answer the question.

That is why we need a public inquiry. It is up to the Taoiseach.

Is this about promised legislation?

The Taoiseach will answer the question.

The Government does not have any proposal to bring forward legislation for a public inquiry on this matter.

It appears to me that Deputy Murphy and his co-defendants got a fair trial. The jury heard both sides of the case and all the evidence and it decided to acquit, but I do not believe that means that the behaviour we saw in Jobstown was decent or acceptable.