Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Members for their kind words regarding the late Deputy and our former colleague in this House, Nicky McFadden. We will have an opportunity at a later stage to pay tribute to her. It was remiss of me not to express our sympathy also on the death of former Senator Edward Haughey. Again, we will have an opportunity to pay tribute to his family.

Senator Marc MacSharry rightly raised the issue of policing and the matters that have been raised in the other House. I understand the Minister for Justice and Equality is making a statement in the Dáil Chamber as we speak. I will endeavour to have him come to this House next week for a debate on this very serious matter. In regard to the comments by Senator David Norris, I do not believe the Minister is guilty of incompetence or malpractice. He has proven to be a very reforming Minister in this and the other House.