Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Rightly or wrongly, the Minister, Deputy Shatter, no longer commands the respect of the groups of people whose respect he must command to do the job that must be done. It is for this reason that I and many other people believe he must now step back. I agree with the Taoiseach, as I am sure does every Member of this House, that the integrity of and public trust in An Garda Síochána are of paramount importance and that there is a difficult piece of work to be done. The question is whether the Minister, Deputy Shatter, is still the best Member of Dáil Éireann to drive that work, because I believe, regrettably, that he no longer is. Does the Taoiseach believe he is the best person he can find in his party or the Labour Party, based on what has happened, to lead that work?

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