Diarmuid Wilson (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, that No. 37, motion 10. be taken without debate today.

I join the leader of the Fianna Fáil Party, the Leader of the Opposition, in requesting that the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter, come to the House to answer all of the questions outlined by the leader that need to be put to him, including the low morale in An Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces, the closure of Garda stations and Army barracks and political interference in the Judiciary. I would like him to come to the Seanad and not ignore it as he did on 27 February, when he was clearly in the House but chose not to come to face a vote of no confidence in him by Fianna Fáil. That was appalling and an insult to every Member, not only to Fianna Fáil Members.

I also ask the Leader when the commission charged with drawing up the local election boundaries will report to the Minister.