Bernard J. Durkan
Question:242 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 241 of 13 November 2003, the number of occasions on which a person (details supplied) has been arrested, detained or questioned in the past 18 months; if he has authorised the continuation of this process in the coming months having regard to the existence of a separate case currently before the courts, the outcome of which can be affected by continuously detaining the party involved; his views on the continuation of this process; if he has authorised or approved the use of Garda resources in such similar circumstances or contemplates doing so in the future; if his attention has been drawn to the likely consequences in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27774/03]