Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)

I will not comment on whether he is right or wrong in terms of what he said, but at the very least we should have the principle that if one makes allegations against an individual, that person should be in a position to respond. Deputy McGrath said he would not make allegations and then proceeded to do exactly that. The person in question is not in the Chamber and is not able to respond or rebut the points made. Deputy McGrath is entitled to make claims about the probity of people to do their job, but they should be able to respond to any points made.

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