Dara Murphy (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The only dispute I heard in four weeks at our parliamentary party meetings was tonight when Members expressed disappointment that they did not have an opportunity to speak today in favour of the Minister for Justice and Equality. In my experience as a Deputy, no Minister has shown the compassion and work ethic that the Minister, Deputy Shatter, has shown. We saw that nationally in how he dealt with the issue of those who were in Magdalen laundries and the long overdue amnesty for deserters in the Second World War.

On a personal level, I have also seen him engage with many people, including a young lady in Cork who suffered a terrible tragedy.

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