It is also a long-standing practice that people would respect the arms and laws of the State. I want to know - perhaps the Leader through the Taoiseach might assist on this - how many paedophiles and rapists they banished to towns and villages all over the Republic of Ireland. How many did they banish? Who are these people? Will they furnish a list of these people to the authorities here? If I go back to my home in Malahide today, I do not know whether there is someone living in that town who is a paedophile, dealt with by this apparent IRA-Sinn Féin justice. The public is entitled to know who these people are. Sinn Féin will not answer those questions and Deputy Peadar Tóibín's performance this morning was nothing but a disgrace. I have never heard anything like it, to be frank. This issue is crucially important. The Seanad should send out a clear message today that all of us who were democratically elected and who are confirmed democrats call on Sinn Féin to furnish An Garda Síochána with all of the details it has in its possession. I further ask that the Taoiseach requests, through the Minister for Justice and Equality, that the Garda Commissioner puts a special investigation in place and that Deputy Adams and others are questioned about what they know.

I have raised the issue of Fampyra on numerous occasions in this House. There are 1,500 multiple sclerosis sufferers in Ireland who cannot access this life-changing drug. Since 25 July this year, the drug has not been available to people and is still being reviewed. I have written countless times to the Minister for Health, but I cannot get any answers. I spoke to a lady yesterday who cannot work anymore because her mobility has decreased so much. She cannot access this drug because it costs €270. In that context, I propose an amendment to the Order of Business today, calling on the Minister of Health come to the House today for 15 minutes to give an update on the situation regarding Fampyra and to indicate when it will be issued to the 1,500 multiple sclerosis sufferers in this country who deserve it.

I agree with Senator Darragh O'Brien's comments on Maíria Cahill and the way in which Sinn Féin has been dealing with the statements made by her. I have been given a dossier on the Áine Tyrell case, information about which is in the public domain following the trial and conviction of Liam Adams last year. That case raises disturbing questions about more than one situation in which there appears to have been a cover up of sex abuse allegations and a moving on of perpetrators of sexual abuse. As Senator Darragh O'Brien said, we have seen that happen within other institutions, particularly the Catholic Church and certain religious orders and it is very disturbing to see it happen within any political party. Public scrutiny and being open to such scrutiny is an essential part of democratisation. That is an important point for all political parties. They must be open to public scrutiny and members of political parties must feel free to express dissatisfaction with their party leadership if they so feel. All of us who are in parties - with the exception of the members of Sinn Féin - can express our dissatisfaction openly. I will say no more on that issue.

I thank colleagues from both sides of the House who attended the briefing I organised yesterday with SafeIreland, which launched its ManUp campaign against domestic violence this week. We were delighted to have Lynn Rosenthal in Leinster House yesterday as a guest of SafeIreland. She is the White House adviser on violence against women and works with Joe Biden, the Vice President. She is an inspirational woman and it was very instructive to hear from her about campaigns against domestic and sexual violence in the United states.

I also commend Senator Averil Power for her motion on Palestine. I did not get a chance to do so yesterday. I am very glad that we had the opportunity in the House to express support for that motion which seeks recognition for Palestinian statehood and the two-state solution, which is an important plank of Irish Government's foreign policy in respect of the Middle East. I am also glad that we will have a debate with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Charles Flanagan, who will give us an update on the situation in Palestine and the Middle East on 26 November.

On 5 November we will have a debate on a number of criminal justice matters, including two criminal justice Bills which will be back before the House. I look forward, during that debate, to raising some of the issues which were raised at an excellent conference I attended on 13 October organised by SECILE - Securing Europe through Counter-terrorism - Impact, Legitimacy, Effectiveness. SECILE is a really important coalition of academics and practitioners in criminal justice who specifically work on counter-terrorism matters. They raised a number of important points at that conference about the way in which we legislate to deal with counter-terrorism matters. The insights I learned at that conference will be of great use during the forthcoming debate on criminal justice, mutual assistance and anti-terrorism legislation on 5 November.

I wish to plug the Labour Party's Private Member's motion to be debated on 5 November on a criminal justice matter, specifically on penal reform. The motion asks the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline her response to the recent papers produced by the expert group and the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality on penal reform. I look forward to the Minister updating the House on developments, many of which are very positive, in the field of penal reform and on her proposals for future change.