Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

What has occurred is absolutely scandalous. It is not just about penalty points, it is also about other serious issues that would make one's hair stand on end. They are shocking revelations of incompetence which ultimately led to people being murdered as a result of a failure to act. It is very serious stuff which the Department of Justice and Equality has had for quite a long time but not acted on.

Does the Taoiseach think the position of the confidential recipient is tenable, given the existence of this transcript and the treatment of Mr. Maurice McCabe? Will he insist on the Minister for Justice and Equality coming into the House to apologise to Mr. McCabe? The Minister should withdraw the remarks he made on the floor of the House that Mr. McCabe had not co-operated. That was wrong and the Minister should correct the record in the interests of fair play.

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