Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

Despite her claims about the Garda being independent, is the Tánaiste happy with approximately 100 gardaí calling to people's homes, accounting for 300 man hours this week alone, 280 hours of video footage and the incident unit in Tallaght and she has no control over it? Is she happy that teenagers are missing school? Is she happy that mothers are afraid that they will be rounded up any morning? Is this going to continue in batches of four and five for the next ten days until she reaches the magical figure of 40 or 50 that has been suggested in the media?

I have given the Tánaiste major historical examples of Taoisigh, of a higher standing even than herself, who had their cars impeded and blocked. This is nothing new. Is it different when it is students or working class people? That seems to be what the Tánaiste is saying.

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