I would not have confidence in a Sinn Féin member, as Minister for Justice, proposing the appointment of the next Garda Commissioner. That is why we cannot have a Sinn Féin Taoiseach, a Sinn Féin justice Minister and a Sinn Féin defence Minister, in the next Government or any Government. I have no confidence in Deputy McEntee as Minister for Justice and I have no confidence in this Government.
The Minister, Deputy McEntee, and the Government support the Garda. Contrast that with Deputy McDonald, a Deputy who threw a party for a man who collected a Garda killer from the prison gates, a Deputy who would appoint to Cabinet people who have been arrested and charged for abusing gardaí and people who have evaded the arrest of the Garda.
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Tellers: Tá, Deputies Hildegarde Naughton and Cormac Devlin; Níl, Deputies Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Denise Mitchell.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to." | Carried | 79–59 |
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