Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Their absence is palpable. They are not here. We have five or six Members out of 60 here tonight. It is a disgrace on them. There was one gentleman who stood up here that night and talked about bullet-proof glass, if I remember correctly, in the Department of Justice and Equality, suggesting that the place was effectively contaminated beyond belief. I have no doubt that there are challenges in the Department of Justice and Equality. There was a report produced which is being implemented by the exceptional Minister who is sitting in front of us. The comments made that night to and in front of Deputy Fitzgerald were breathtaking. They were incredible. What went on was appalling. On such occasions when one is sitting and listening to that sort of thing, however, some people do impress. Senator Boyhan that night was extremely fair to the Minister and Tánaiste. He called for the tribunal to be allowed get on with its business and do its work and let the Tánaiste's future be determined by its recommendations.There were others, not just in this House but in the other House, who were not as fair. I would have had regard for Deputy O'Callaghan but his behaviour at that time was reprehensible. I have yet to hear him apologise and, as a matter of fact, he had the neck to go on "Morning Ireland" the morning after the third report came out. In a cheeky, arrogant way, he defended-----