Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I want to give a clear message that if someone has a political issue they want raised in terms of the availability of certain books and content within books, there are ways in which they can raise that without intimidating children and staff who are simply doing their job, normally linked to a local authority running library services that are fantastic across the country. My children use the library service a lot, and it is no place for protest and intimidation. I will raise this with the Minister with responsibility for local government. If there are security considerations then we will pursue them, but I hope we can give a clear signal across all political parties that intimidation that may involve children is not an appropriate way to raise a political point.

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