Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

Newspaper headlines from 2003 state that "McDowell will double prison term for killers". Another from 2003 states that "McDowell says gardaí have not enough powers," while others state "McDowell says victory despite gang murders" and "McDowell says last sting of the dying wasp". This is the record. What occurred in Coolock, where an innocent civilian lost her life, is the responsibility of Government, not of the Judiciary.

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