Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter, has been one of the most reforming minsters for justice ever. He has been always a strong advocate of legal, social and environmental reform and has been correctly described as one of the Cabinet's most hard-working Ministers. I support the case made for the establishment of a commission of investigation into the case of Father Niall Molloy.

As I look across the floor, I see a Deputy from my constituency who resorted to his usual guff in attacking the Minister again this evening. The same Deputy showed breathtaking hypocrisy on the issue of penalty points and continues to portray himself as an anti-corruption crusader. Farcically, he was forced to admit that the quashing of his penalty points was corrupt. Did this self-appointed moral crusader resign as a result of his self-confessed corrupt behaviour? Of course he did not because, after all, it only involved corrupt behaviour on his part. No man is above the law. The Minister has my full support and confidence.

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