Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I second Senator Thomas Byrne's request that the Minister for Justice and Equality be asked to come to the House. She tends to get good publicity all the time. However, in terms of the prisoner escape issue, she is responsible for two prison officers having been injured during the transfer of a criminal from Portlaoise prison to Tallaght hospital. It is most irresponsible. At the end of the day, the Minister must accept responsibility for this. That is what Fianna Fáil had to do when in government. When in government, Fianna Fáil was held responsible by the Opposition at all times. As far as I can see, this Government just gets away with anything. But its day will come. The day of reckoning - for whom the bell tolls - is on the way.