Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

The question relates to six women who have been murdered. The cases remain unsolved and it is unfair of the Minister to state anyone is trying to make political points. As far as I am concerned, the Garda is doing its best to solve the murders. I am drawing attention to the widespread press coverage of the Minister of State, Deputy John McGuinness, who went into elaborate detail on why he believes the investigation is a national disgrace and that the searches were bungled. Is the Minister challenging the right of a member of the Opposition to table a question on a matter so serious for the families concerned? When the Minister tells me he is satisfied the Garda is doing everything it can to resolve the problem, I am prepared to accept that.

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