Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

Fine Gael will not accept the proposal to accept these motions without debate. The Ceann Comhairle knows that we have witnessed in recent days an alarming escalation in criminal activity on our streets, with murder, drug offences, firearms offences, assault and false imprisonment exploding on the Government's watch. The Tánaiste and the Government will be judged not by good intentions or activity or by an open chequebook——

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