John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Maybe some day the Minister for Justice and Equality is having a conversation with the Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, he might ask her about that.

Will the Minister, Deputy Shatter, apologise to the family in Wicklow whose son took his own life? There are also implications there for the Garda. What about the granddaughter and daughter of a lady, who was killed in an accident, who reported it to GSOC and cannot get an appointment with the garda who is investigating that case? Does that show the Minister that there is something seriously wrong within the management of the force and does it underline for him the need for a thorough overarching investigation of all of the issues that are being debated here in this House for the betterment of the force? I again ask the Minister if he will meet the whistleblowers; will he meet Ms Lucia O'Farrell; will he meet the family in Wicklow; and, will he meet the others who have concerns about how their cases were investigated because he will learn from that and, hopefully, then do something to reform the Department, the system of justice and those who are responsible.

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