Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

I support the call that the House would commend the Garda Commissioner on the excellent handling of the siege in St. Patrick's Cathedral. I compliment the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, the Taoiseach and the Government for holding firm and showing strong Government. If we yielded to that type of blackmail, there would no control on immigrants or Afghans coming here. I would like to find out how they entered the country in the first instance because traffickers were involved in this situation who had no regard for health conditions or otherwise.

We should put on record that we have an excellent Garda Commissioner and Garda Síochána and commend the members of the force for their dedication and commitment to their job. It is right that this House——