John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

If we are to have any public inquiry into this, we have to take into consideration the culture that has sent all of those people out sick. Some are now struggling with mental illness. We cannot ignore those people. The Government cannot ignore them. How many in government knew about the allegations that were being made? Even though it might have been gossip, it was gossip that was spread maliciously to take the Government off its game so it would not support Maurice McCabe. All of us in this House knew what was going on.

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