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In his usual bombastic style, Minister of Justice Alan Shatter tells the Dáil that his new legislation on mandatory reporting “applies to all persons, to all organisations and to all sectors of society.

Mon, 02 Jul, 2012 - 01:00

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No one is exempt from prosecution”.

He then passes the book to the courts. Job done by the politicians!

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Courts Columnists Place: O’Connell Place: St Limerick Person: Minister of Justice Person: Alan Shatter Person: Maureen Murphy Organisation: Dáil

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