Seanad debates
Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Order of Business
10:30 am
Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
I will use two phrases in respect of No. 2, namely, "We told you so" and "Here we go again". This pertains to the Smithwick tribunal, where the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, came in like the new sheriff in town and cut short the tribunal. This is the second or perhaps the third time he has come back subsequently to lengthen the term of the tribunal to allow it to do its work independently. It is a shame that the Minister, Deputy Shatter, decided to put politics before finding the truth about the situation that obtained there-----
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