Dáil debates

Wednesday, 17 July 2013

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed)

 

7:15 pm

Photo of Mattie McGrathMattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

We must have trust in the Commissioner. This is the same Commissioner who objected to an extension of time for a predecessor, but now he has received an extension himself. Is this the pot calling the kettle black? Where is the trust? I question the Commissioner on this aspect. How can he be impartial? The relationship between him and Minister is tainted. It is time the Minister - or the Taoiseach who appointed him - entered the House and answered the questions he is expected to answer as Minister for Justice and Equality, the highest office in the land. We must have faith and confidence in him, but we do not.

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