Dáil debates

Wednesday, 21 June 2017

Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements

 

9:45 pm

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Yes, with Deputy Connolly and Deputy Fitzmaurice.

I want to start by referring to some points made by Deputy Howlin. The criticism of the former Attorney General by Mr. Justice Fennelly had absolutely nothing to do with the overall scandal regarding the tape recording in Garda stations but had everything to do with the circumstances that led up to the midnight visit which led to the departure of the former Garda Commissioner, Martin Callinan. Mr. Justice Fennelly pulled no punches whatever when he said that it was inescapable that the former Attorney General presented an alarming picture. He did so, not because of the circumstances -----

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