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- Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)
Joan Burton: -----absolutely peacefully and in an orderly way.
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Joan Burton: All I can say is that, when communities-----
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Joan Burton: -----are going about the lawful and peaceful-----
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Joan Burton: -----development of the community and where people are graduating with honours from colleges, which is a mark of great honour and credit to the communities, or where schools are working with children-----
- Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)
Joan Burton: -----the protestors who turn up at those events are, as Deputy McDonald suggested, not typical of the people who engage in peaceful protest on this issue. I suggest that they think again. I do not understand why they prevented a mother going to see her sick daughter after the finish of a council meeting.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)
Joan Burton: First of all-----
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Joan Burton: I want to ask the Deputy-----
- Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)
Joan Burton: -----in the interests of the many gardaí who serve this country and its people with distinction, heroism and bravery-----
- Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)
Joan Burton: -----whether when she made a reference to dogs she was actually including in that our Garda Síochána.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)
Joan Burton: I think it is important, notwithstanding that the Deputy is given to fairly colourful rhetoric when she speaks here, that she actually address this issue. Gardaí do not deserve to be spoken of in those terms.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)
Joan Burton: At many of the protests, I have heard language used to both female and male members of An Garda Síochána that I certainly felt was not appropriate.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)
Joan Burton: I have to say that, in all of my years in politics with the Deputy sitting on Deputy Coppinger's right, I have never heard him resorting to that kind of language. In all fairness to him-----
- Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)
Joan Burton: -----we have had many political disputes, but I have never heard Deputy Higgins resort to that kind of language. I understand that there is a lot of hot temper flying around the Chamber at the moment.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)
Joan Burton: In fairness to Deputy Higgins, I just wanted to acknowledge that. We have had many very detailed discussions and disputes on political matters.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)
Joan Burton: Let me reiterate that it is a cornerstone of our Constitution and democracy, which I will defend, that we have an independent Garda, an independent Judiciary and an independent complaints procedure. That may not be good enough for Deputy Coppinger, but the Constitution of this Republic and an independent Garda operation are paramount for me and anybody who respects the former.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)
Joan Burton: Let me say this as well. It would be absolutely inappropriate for me, any other serving Minister or any politician to comment in any detail on a Garda matter that is under way.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)
Joan Burton: I have devoted my time to helping people in communities across the country to get back to work. I will defend that. When we came into office - Deputy Coppinger was not here at that time but she may know - unemployment rates had soared to 15% and 330,000 people had lost their jobs.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)
Joan Burton: The country was in a difficult position because of the collapse of the banks. This Government and this House has sought to restore to people-----
- Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)
Joan Burton: -----their opportunity to get work or start a business. I am delighted to say that is being increasingly successful.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)
Joan Burton: In relation to the actions of the Garda Síochána concerning any investigation, Deputy Coppinger said she feared that Deputy Paul Murphy had been, to quote her, "manhandled" by the gardaí. If Deputy Murphy has complaints to make, he is perfectly entitled to make a complaint in that respect to the Garda Síochána and to the Garda Ombudsman Commission. That is his...