Sir, at the outset I want to make it quite clear to the House and to all others that the motion as worded on the official Order Paper is not the motion as I submitted it.
The motion which I submitted and which is seconded by Deputy Finucane is:—
"That Dáil Éireann is of the opinion that the Government should forthwith release from custody the member of Dáil Éireann and other persons who are interned under the Offences Against the State Acts."
That is the motion as submitted by me. The motion which appears on the Order Paper states:—
"That Dáil Éireann is of the opinion that the Government should forthwith release from custody the member of Dáil Éireann and other persons who are interned and imprisoned under the Offences Against the State Acts."