Dáil debates

Tuesday, 18 September 2018

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions

 

2:50 pm

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----including racist abuse and name calling.

I hope Deputy Boyd Barrett will take this opportunity to condemn anyone who seeks to identify and intimidate online the members of the Garda Síochána. That is not the kind of behaviour that should happen in a decent society or a healthy democracy. Gardaí are people who put their safety on the line to defend our democracy, to protect our freedoms, to keep us safe and to police our communities. They deserve our support. I hope that Deputy Boyd Barrett would use the opportunity of his supplementary question to reaffirm his commitment to ensuring that protests are peaceful, that they happen in accordance with the law, and that gardaí are not subject to verbal or physical abuse in any way whatsoever.

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