Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

It is not a choice between one and the other. I welcome the support for the Criminal Justice Bill of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors and most of the political parties, with the exception of the Deputy's party and Sinn Féin. My views are not unusual on these matters, although I might sometimes find myself lonely on the matter in some newspaper columns. The inspector of police has also stated that, in her view, it is appropriate for gardaí to have measures of this general type at their disposal.

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