Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

If it had been furnished me earlier, why would I not have read it? Why would I not have shared it with colleagues? What possible advantage is there in my so dealing with matters? It was only partially brought up in this House but it existed in the ether yesterday that this was some issue that had been strategically organised to be announced yesterday. Who in their right mind would want another issue of difficulty or controversy relating to the Garda Síochána?

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