Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Last week, following threats to republican families in south Armagh who have been forthright in their support for the PSNI and their opposition to criminality, a booby trap bomb was left close to the home of a local Sinn Féin leader, Frank McCabe. Francis McCabe Jnr, whose only offence is that he is from a republican family, and who is a good, decent, hard working man and a good neighbour, was seriously injured. As the Taoiseach will be aware, issues in the North, especially in the Border area, are generally seized upon by some politicians here to attack Sinn Féin. In this instance, bhí siad go han-chiúin but this was a serious attack and an attempt to kill and it was an attack on the peace process. As far as I can gather, the Government has been silent. Those involved are a small number of criminals who are responsible over the years for the killing of volunteer, Keith Rogers, the beating to death of Paul Quinn, the murder of Garda Adrian Donohoe and the wounding of Michael Bellew recently. They have also threatened the lives of Conor Murphy MP and another republican family, the Carraghers.

Will the Taoiseach condemn the attempt to murder Francis McCabe Jnr? Will he ensure adequate resources are given to An Garda Síochána to investigate properly the activities of these criminals? Will he ensure that there is full co-operation with the PSNI and that the PSNI does what it is paid to do? Will he use this occasion to send a clear message of support and solidarity from this Government to the people of north Louth and south Armagh that it stands with them in their opposition to criminality and in support of their right to a policing service that protects them and their neighbours?

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