Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion
Dail Éireann — 2023-12-05
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Mattie McGrath (IND), Tipperary

First, our thoughts and prayers are with the young children and their carer and the whole school community of Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire. This was a terrible incident, but what happened in Dublin did not happen overnight. The Garda has been demoralised. We saw this when 99% of its members voted no confidence in the Commissioner. This did not all happen under the watch of the Minister, Deputy McEntee, either. It happened on the watch of Deputy Flanagan, when he was the Minister, and on the watch of the former Minister, Alan Shatter, before him, and before that. It is interesting that the Government Deputies are all standing up and talking about their friend and colleague, the Minister. Frances Fitzgerald was a friend of theirs as well, as was Alan Shatter. What happened to them? I would look in the mirror if I were them.

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Sitting date: 2023-12-05