23rd February 2011
Quite possibly the only debate to focus on justice issues during this election campaign, Matt Cooper talked to IPRT's Liam Herrick, Ellen O'Malley Dunlop of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, John Curran TD (FF) and Pat Rabbitte TD (Lab) about crime and punishment in the 2011 party manifestos.
Listen back to 'The Last Word' here:
Today FM, 'The Last Word' - Tuesday playback
(Scroll down to 'The Last Word', click on part 2 and scroll forward to 22mins30secs - available only to 1st March 2011)
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.