Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Deputies will not be calm in a few minutes. In recent times Sinn Féin has put itself in the vanguard of opposition. A couple of days ago its Deputy Leader articulated the names of a number of people against whom allegations had been made. I do not believe this served democracy well. It is important, now that the names are in the public domain, that a mechanism be found to get to the bottom of the issue so as to vindicate or otherwise those involved. Most of those named have stated they did not have Ansbacher accounts. There are often simplistic explanations for such matters - I do not know. As the general public believes there is a cover-up and that something is wrong, we must get to the bottom of it.

Prior to my election to the Dáil, I was a member of the Army. I was stationed in Ballinamore at the time of the operation during which Don Tidey was released and Garda Gary Sheehan and Private Paddy Kelly were murdered. Perhaps given the anxiety of the Deputy Leader of Sinn Féin to articulate names in the House, she might articulate the names of those who carried out these murders. I am sure the Quinn family would also like to know who beat their son to death.

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