David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I totally agree with that. We are big boys and girls and are well able for the cut and thrust of politics. I have no difficulty with people making political charges about this committee or its members. However, a pattern has emerged in recent times. At times we obviously have to raise issues that are sensitive in our constituencies and the Chairman has given an example of such. I imagine the same applies to Teachta Kelly. We cannot have people playing us off one another and using or taking advantage of those sensitivities to stop us doing our work. We have to ask questions without fear or favour and if we are not in a position to do that, we cannot do our job. We need to collectively protect ourselves. We cannot have Teachta Kelly being attacked because he is raising issues to do with it Templemore because it might be sensitive in Tipperary-----