Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Tánaiste's condemnation of the incident and I agree with his language. The difficulty is that this is the culmination of a number of attacks that have gone on for two years, including a previous attack on Mr. Lunney when he had his nose broken. Another executive had boiling water thrown in his face. As I said, there seems to be complacency in seeing through the investigations and people are getting away with these attacks. I welcome the Tánaiste's indication there will be a massive investigation but the Government must send a signal of confidence to the business and investment communities that this kind of thing will be pursued and people will follow through on the investigations. It is a challenging area in which to do business, as Deputies Brendan Smith and Niamh Smyth have continuously highlighted. Unless and until somebody is brought before the courts for this wave of attacks, the perception that people are getting away with this will go on. We must draw a line under this.

I want the Tánaiste to give an assurance today that every possible resource will be made available and every possible political support will be provided, not just from the Government but from every party inside and outside this Chamber. This kind of act cannot continue and somebody must face justice for what happened on Tuesday night.

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