Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Facts are inconvenient at times for the Opposition, but one salient fact is worth remembering. There has only ever been one Garda Commissioner dismissed in this country whom the courts found was unfairly dismissed. That was a Garda Commissioner dismissed under a Fianna Fáil-led Government.

With regard to Sinn Féin, I apologise to Deputy Adams for not getting along to his little talk to the chamber of commerce today in Dublin. He left us with a lovely quote, and I look forward to debating these issues during the election. He was asked a question about figures. I will paraphrase but be quite accurate on this. He said, "I do not want to get into figures, because when I get the figures wrong they come back to haunt me." Well, Deputy Adams, at some point we are going to debate the figures and we are going to debate the economy.

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