Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Last weekend in Dún Laoghaire, I was given a loud and clear message which was to do the work we were elected to do, create jobs and get our people back to work. Tonight's motion is a distraction. The people of Ireland are not interested in a personalised attack on the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter. After today's events, the least I would expect is for the leaders of the Opposition parties to condemn the sending of sinister material to the Minister's home. I remind the House that the Minister has a family. Can we please stop the play-acting and allow acting Garda Commissioner, Noirín O'Sullivan, Mr. Justice Nial Fennelly of the Supreme Court and Mr. Justice John Cooke to get on with their jobs?

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