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

-----he compounded the hurt inflicted on these men when he said it was a very serious issue when a member - implying Mr. McCabe - was "liberally accessing confidential information on the PULSE system and distributing it to the general public". Mr. McCabe never did that, yet he stands accused by the Minister, Deputy Shatter, on "Six One", of having done it. He stands accused of non-co-operation on the record of this House. I put it to the Taoiseach that this is wrong. Has he spoken to the Minister, Deputy Shatter, about this? Has he asked him to unequivocally correct the record of the House and to apologise to the whistleblowers concerned for his remarks both on the record of the House and outside of the House, the import of which was to undermine them, their credibility and their character? He should withdraw his comments, and the Taoiseach, as Leader, should follow the example of the Minister, Deputy Varadkar, and seek a withdrawal of those remarks and an apology from the Minister.

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