Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2026-09-17
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Alan Kelly (LAB), Tipperary North

I have laid out the facts. I have the documentation here in front of me. I am not interested in the details of the actual disclosures, the pathway and the process. I know what happened here. The Minister will have to explain it, despite everything she has said there, because the way the Brian O'Reilly case was managed by the Minister simply was not appropriate. Most of all though, today, I am thinking of the family of Colm Horkan. I have met them several times, and I know others here have too. They are broken. They are devastated. He should never have been wearing that version of this holster that night. The State let him and his family down. Someone has to stand up for them. Collectively, as a Chamber - Opposition or Government, it does not really matter - we all have to stand up for them.
Will the Government - I mean this - finally do the right thing and sanction an independent investigation into everything to do with how faulty holsters like this were given to our brave men and women serving as gardaí across the country? I know that is what the family wants. I know that is what they deserve.

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Sitting date: 2026-09-17