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Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Why does the Tánaiste feel that she is so special? There are vulnerable women with barring orders who cannot get them enforced by gardaí, yet an entire unit in Tallaght has been doing nothing else for the past three months except investigating hours of video footage on the Tánaiste's behalf.

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: For decades, Ministers and taoisigh have gone around this country and encountered hundreds of protests, had their cars impeded-----

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: -----and had verbal abuse shouted at them. I will cite two examples.

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Ruth Coppinger: In 2002, the then Taoiseach, Mr. Bertie Ahern, visited Waterford. He claimed that his car was kicked and choice language was thrown at him. He complained in the Chamber. In 1989, Mr. Charles Haughey-----

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: -----had his car blocked by a sit-down protest of students-----

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Ruth Coppinger: -----at UCD. For all their sins, neither went and called out the dogs and called on a repressive police response for the behaviour they faced.

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Ruth Coppinger: It would seem that it takes a special-----

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Ruth Coppinger: It would seem that it takes-----

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Ruth Coppinger: It would seem that it takes a very special deputy Prime Minister for the Labour Party-----

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Ruth Coppinger: -----to get this-----

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Ruth Coppinger: I will finish as soon as I get a chance.

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Ruth Coppinger: This is my question.

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Why has it taken a very special deputy Prime Minister for the Labour Party to call for such a repressive police response? Larkin and Connolly will be turning in their graves.

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: There are two reasons for this happening. First, working class people have deigned to protest against austerity Ministers who visit their communities.

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Ruth Coppinger: The Tánaiste would like them to get back in their boxes.

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Ruth Coppinger: The second reason is that she wants to take on-----

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Ruth Coppinger: -----the largest protest movement taking place in this country, namely, the anti-water charges movement-----

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Ruth Coppinger: -----at a particular time when bills are being prepared for delivery to 2 million homes. Will the Tánaiste call on the Garda-----

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Ruth Coppinger: -----to stop making these arrests?

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Answer the question.