Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

The Opposition parties charge us with being tired. It is they who are tiring. We are tired of the same old lines they put out repeatedly. The Government is not tired. I have set myself many tasks in my area of justice, equality and law reform for the next 12 months that I intend to achieve. I want to use the next 12 months to implement in full the Garda Síochána Act. I want to see the office of the Garda ombudsman and the Garda inspectorate operational. I also want to introduce the Garda reserve and local policing committees and have them commence their important work.

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