Arthur Spring (Kerry North-West Limerick, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I will vote confidence in the Minister. There has been a regrettable issue in regard to the whistleblowers. That has been resolved and the people have moved on from that issue. They are more concerned with the creation of jobs and mortgage resolution. For the last four hours, the finance committee has been examining personal indebtedness. It is incumbent on all of us to reflect on what has gone on over the past five to six weeks. The people want us to resolve serious issues, but this has become about pedantic and semantic questions which are not related to people's lives. The issues will be dealt with through inquiries and investigations. It is great for the Labour Party to see a new independent body for the Garda being established. It is a matter that has been on the cards since 2002 and it is a good news story. It is a good thing that has emerged from a fiasco.

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