Brendan Ryan (Labour)

While I am used to RTE's capitulation, I am not used to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform running away from the leader of the Labour Party. It is a commentary on the failure of the Government on the law and order issue, the protection of our citizens and leaving them feeling safe on the streets, that the Minister is afraid to debate the issue with the leader of the second-largest party in Dáil Éireann. That is a fact which should upset this country. We are used to RTE, but we now have a Minister who is afraid to debate. Perhaps he is afraid of losing his temper——