13/05/2012 Sunday Politics Northern Ireland

And in Northern Ireland - charges against Old Bailey bomber Marian

Price may have been thrown out of court this week, but the row all

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over her continued detention has Hello and welcome to Sunday

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dangerous dissident Republican? Charges against Marian Price may

have been thrown out of court this week, but the row over her

continued detention has escalated. We will be hearing all size of the

argument. Also on a programme, the

householders playing a waiting game with builders who want our cannot

finish what they have started. sick of fawning. I get the same

answer. It just seems that nobody wants to take responsibility of

what has been left behind in this area. And with three for the next

20 minutes to debate that and more, Sinn Fein's Mairtin O'Muilleoir and

Stewart Dickson from the Alliance Party.

It was around this time last year that Marian Price was returned to

jail by the Secretary of State. She was released in 1980 suffering from

anorexia after being jailed for her part in the Old Bailey bombing. But

she was returned to prison by Owen Paterson after her appearance at a

dissident Republican rally in Londonderry. This week charges

against and three arias -- three others arising out of that Riley

were dismissed by Judge -- that rally. This case will be

recommenced in another way. But this case will proceed, perhaps a

little bit later now than would have been the case of a these

events. IM joined by two members of the Justin's committee. -- justice

committee. Should she stay and prison? She should not be in prison

at all because she has been released in relation to that charge

which has been dismissed. Also in relation to the other charges

arising from this, so she should not be in prison because the prison

has determined she should be out in bill. What the Secretary of State

has done is interna without trial. That is the simplest position of --

explanation of the position she isn't. She is facing more serious

charges regarding their barracks mergers. We she denies and she has

released on bail in relation to those. She will be tried in

relation to those in time. That is, due process and I support due

process. The St -- but we do not possess -- support putting people

in prison because of because of intelligence or some political

point of view and we are convinced she is being detained without trial

because of that. She should be released immediately. But it is due

process that the Government is following. It will allow the due

process to go forward. The Rhys contention in relation to that. She

herself says that she received a pardon in relation to the Crown's

which she had committed. -- the crime's -- crimes. I believe that

there is substantial merit in that argument. What I am saying to you

is that if she has been released on pardon, then there is no issue at

all in relation to licensed. What the Crown argues is that there is a

certain element of her sentence that was subject to licence

conditions. I spoke to our two times in prison and she herself

says that when she was released from custody after serving her time,

she was not subject to any conditions whatsoever. In fact was

never asked to report anybody, she was never told that she was under

licence conditions so factually she was not under licence by a legally

she was not under licence. It does not seem work cut -- clear-cut this

licence and one of the documents is missing. You have got a dissident

Republican allowing... It is clear- cut that she was given three

sentences, one determine end to life sentences for her crimes. In

1980 she was released. Two of the three sentences were based on

licences. That was what was revoked. Due licence was followed. She is in

exactly hundreds of other former prisoners who are out on licence. I

am not going to be crying tears over Marian Price. She got a jail -

- get out of jail three-card because she was that debt's door.

She has clearly been involved in other activities and that has led

to the revocation of Alison's and therefore she should beat going

back to jail. -- of her licence. This is what you would expect from

her. Where dupe why it -- due process was followed, the Secretary

of State acted. There is a perfect opportunity for her to do that. She

is also faced, she might have been technically have been given bail,

those have been subsequent to the licence being revoked. I wonder if

the judge felt that it would be better. This was a woman who was

charged with serious offences. I am glad to see the intervention.

briefly, you cannot have due process on the basis of

intelligence reports. That is the basis on which licensing operates.

Nor, it is not. It is following 2001 legislation. It deals with the

individual chap -- circumstances of the person. She does not have her

own counsel to represent her. They are 0.1. -- they will appoint

someone for her. Why does this say about wider

society, we were supposed to have devolution of justice powers?

says a lot about the hand of Owen Paterson. It has someone who we do

not want involved injustice matters. It is sad that what happens is that

the Unionist parties feel obliged to support the Secretary of State

and they reintroduce internment. What we need is to build the future,

have more confidence in the system of justice here. And this case,

every aspect case of it, built twice and returned are kept in jail,

all those things undermine their confidence which we're trying to

build up here. Marian Price should be released, released a hospital,

she is not fit to attend court but they insist on keeping her in

prison. So Stewart Dickson, there seems to be an element of

predictability about how the partys have fallen into their lives, how

the support our do not support Marian Price in this case. Where do

the lies partisan? I agree with Mairtin, it is worrying that he has

a hand in this. I share some of the concerns of that as solely on

intelligence. It is up to the Secretary of State and he has been

remarkably quiet in respect of his case. I believe it is up to the

Secretary of State to give a fair explanation to the public as to why

he has decided to revoke a licence. If that is on intelligence Cruz

then he should be upfront and tell us that. -- arounds. But it has to

be considered extremely serious that politicians have the power to

put someone in jail and keep them there. He obviously believes he is

doing that for the safety and security of our whole community but

I believe we need a explanation for that. As far as the Justice

Department, they have a responsibility as far other

prisoners in Northern Ireland. The conditions she finds herself in an

entirely self-inflicted. She is the person who chose to goal ensued and

be segregated. -- she wanted to be segregated. Medical advice and she

is not fit to be in prison. She was fit enough to be at a dissident

rally this time last year. It does seem... She was in jail because she

committed offences in 1973 and lost the right to get a licence on those.

There were lots of people killed in that incident. There is a

humanitarian issue here. She should have thought of that before the

crime she committed. We are compassionate society. This lady is

ill, Seriously ill. She should at the very least be released into

hospital. That is how difficult her circumstances are. The Prison

Service have said they are monitoring her health and if

professionals think she should be in hospital when she will be

released into hospital. The family certainly believe that she needs to

be hospitalised immediately. Irrespective of all that politics,

she should be in hospital. medical are authorities are the

best to judge that. Thank you, we will leave that there.

I'll across Northern Ireland householders are playing a waiting

game with builders who will not finish what they have started.

Roads and sewers are left incomplete, even street lighting

does not work. The Assembly's regional development committee is

on the case, as Yvette Shapiro This development on the outskirts

of Waringstown has remained unfinished were more than five

years. Now the Road Service has moved into complete the work that

the developer should have done in the first place. It will probably

cost around �50,000 to bring the roads and pavements up to standard,

but that money should be recovered from the bond lodged by the

developer when he started the project.

When a building firm does not finish roads and a reasonable time

or if it goes bust Road Service and Northern Ireland Water can take

this type of enforcement action under the private streets order.

The Department for regional debar - - department regional development

says it is dealing with 83 sites that need to be completed. It has

deployed 14 private contractors who are currently working on 23 of

these sites. Residents have put up with this for a number of years.

They are paying the full rates but they're not getting the full

services. The problem with unfinished developments predates

the recession and some builders are notorious for leaving jobs undone.

But the collapse of many developers in recent years has made the

situation much worse. In the case of an average sewerage works,

Northern Ireland Water says that previously it would have taken

enforcement action once or twice a year. But in 2010, it moved into

complete 14 Sears. This figure more than double last year. Such action

by Government agencies is clearly a last resort. Away can step in

straight away but we want to give a developer and opportunity to finish

his work. He does have an plays by- law what they call a bond which is

financial security held by others. We can calling that want in order

to use that money to employee other workers to carry out this work.

That can create problems for workers if we calling that wants

his son. What we like to give their devolved powers every opportunity.

-- the developer's every power. This is not the view you would like

to wake up every morning but it is the reality far residents of

Silverwood Leaves in Lurgan. Houses, roads and street lighting have been

left unfinished for the past six years. This area was supposed to be

flattened. I am telephoning everyone. I'd get the same answer,

it falls back on the builders. seems that no one wants to take

responsibility of what has been left behind in this area. It will

take one of the youngsters to be seriously injured before something

gets done here. Resident here and in other unfinished developments

have been run it -- turning to the local politicians for help. And it

has prompted the Assembly's Regional Development Committee to

hold an inquiry into an adopted roads and how they are dealt with

the department. The committee will be examining all that findings and

either negotiating to the developers of the committee.

More missing documents now in her and looked at their political

headlines in 60 seconds. This week in the company of Martina per day.

Scandal in the Catholic Church of as Chet -- child sex abuse. Mairtin

McGuinness delivers his judgement. I absolutely atrocious. LF many

young people open to the Prix of this Serial -- ticket sales for the

Irish Open well above par, but with weeks to goal, they still have not

bagged a lead sponsor. Pomp and promises to improve as

sluggish economy but no Northern Ireland bills in the Queen's Speech.

And storeman became a no-go area for nationalist MLAs who were

backing striking civil servants upset of a pension cuts.

And hold the front page, sorry we cannot, it is missing. Can the

first page of the historic Ulster Covenant be found in time for the

100th anniversary? Time is running It was on the programme last week,

we had the exclusive story about the special advisers and what is

happening with Sammy Wilson's guidelines. What does this say

about the relationship between Sinn Fein and the DP? We should look how

people outside this view the issue. The thing that they commented on

favourably was the purpose both parties have and they want to see

more of that. I am pleased that it has been kept at a level of

diplomacy. But a Samuelson is wrong we will have to back down on this.

-- Sammy Wilson. There are cracks appearing now for Education and

special advisers. We know that these are parties that were once

with different ideal the eulogies. -- ideologies. I am not really

surprised. I am also convinced that it is going nowhere, it is not

doing him any good of the Executive any good. Stewart Dickson, a stunt

in Mairtin O'Muilleoir's year. 10 Alastair will bring forward a

private member's bill. Will you be supporting him? I do not believe we

will be supporting him. There should be an open book on who you

are as a special adviser. It is up to the party's then to justify why

that individual is working for you. Our the bringing their skills and

the knowledge to you or their past criminal convictions or whatever?

By not supporting the Bill, you are saying that they do not need to go

through security clearance? I am not suggesting that people should

go through a vetting process. But I think there should be an open

register. We need to know what people have done and why they are

in the position they are in. It is up to the Court of the general

public to decide whether that is a political -- wise move by a

political party. Nobody has a say in this but each individual party

our alliance. You can employed whoever you like?? I think the

public have had their say. I think Sinn Fein have come under

incredible pressure to deal with that situation. Whether they will

put themselves back into that position remains to be seen. What

is their problem with putting this special adviser through the

security clearance? F they -- if we can have a set of criteria then we

can do that. We see the unity and the person against the peace

process pushing against that. The peace process, the idea of having a

set of security, we all heard about security earlier run, any type of

change from the system we have, I think will be a step back. We