Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

During the last Administration we knew the difficulties we had at the time. Like many others, gardaí had entered into commitments on housing on the basis of certainty. There is no certainty any more. Of all professions, gardaí should never be compromised financially. It is a serious situation and it is unwise to have the same Minister responsible for justice and defence. There appears to be some personal antagonism between the Minister and the Garda Síochána.

I wish to highlight how serious the situation is. Last Monday, 18 February at 7.30 p.m., Mulligan's supermarket in Cortober, Carrick-on-Shannon, was robbed of 10,000 cigarettes worth ¤2,000 in cash by Romanian or Roma gypsies. Nine of them arrived-----