Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Why is the fellow at No. 14 on the promotion list? Let the Minister tell me.

Another guy was reported by the whistleblower down there and he got promotion. However, the people who stood by that man in that station did not get promotion. The Commissioner said in a statement yesterday that she wishes to reiterate that "any employees in An Garda Síochána who bring forward any concerns or issues they might have will be taken seriously and the matters examined." My God, people cannot believe what this woman is saying. What she says in public and what she does privately are 100% different.

The Minister could say she does not have enough evidence and wants due process. Was the O'Higgins report not enough for the Minister in the first place? Forgetting what was put on her desk last week, was that not enough for her? The dogs on the street can see that there was a deliberate effort on the part of the Commissioner to undermine the credibility of Maurice McCabe.

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