Paddy McHugh (Galway East, Independent)

A central point in this case is whether a Minister is to blame for inaction if he or she is not briefed by officials even though that Minister knew or should have known that a problem existed. It has been nauseating to witness people in this House engaging in manufactured hysteria since the issue arose, leading at one stage to calls for the Tánaiste to resign, just because she did what nobody else did and brought the matter into the open.

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