Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

I wish to raise with the Taoiseach issues relating to legislation under the portfolio of the Departments of Justice and Equality and Defence and under the latter in particular. A serious matter occurred in recent days when, at an event organised by the HSE and the Department of Defence at Custume Barracks, Athlone, an edict was sent from the office of the Minister for Defence, Deputy Shatter, that only Fine Gael and Labour Party councillors were to be invited to attend that function and Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin or Independent councillors were not to be invited.

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