Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)

Mr. Justice Morris fully understood the role of a Deputy, particularly when he referred to the information being brought to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. He said the responsibility of public representatives cannot simply be to receive information and pass it on to the Minister and expect action. If the Minister were to take no action, the Deputy would undoubtedly subject him to criticism and if he took action, as he did, it would inevitably set in train an inquiry of a most sensational kind calculated to undermine the authority, standing and reputation of those against whom the allegations were made.

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