Vol. 572 No. 4
75 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the circumstances surrounding the siege and the eviction of a person (details supplied) in which the sheriff and two of his staff were injured in 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23355/03]
This matter was the subject of a criminal investigation and subsequent trial. The facts surrounding the shooting were widely reported in the national media in the immediate aftermath of the incident and at the subsequent trial of the perpetrator.
As the Deputy will be aware, the courts are independent, subject to the Constitution and the law, in the exercise of their judicial functions. In the circumstances, I do not propose to comment further on the matter.
