Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

A book about that matter was published recently. It is entitled Waiting for the Sheriff. Ninety Members on the Government side of this House voted for the so-called Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act. When Mr. Justice Dunne ruled that these homes could not be repossessed, the Government introduced legislation to reverse that and 90 Members voted for it.

I refer to the eviction Bill and people who are waiting to be evicted. The charges sheriffs and their agents impose on people are obscene and we expect gardaí to go out and protect sheriffs. It is not that anyone wanted to hurt them but people were not going to be put out of their homes. They stood up to protect their property. The Black and Tans did not do it. The Peep o'Day Boys did not do it. It did not happen under Cromwell but it has happened under this Government. The process started under the previous Government. It is ill-treatment, bullying and intimidation of citizens.

I do not see my colleague-----

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