Strokestown eviction row
The exchange became a prolonged argument over whether the Taoiseach had condemned the bank enforcers' behaviour and whether Deputy Doherty had condemned violence. The Taoiseach condemned violence and defended the court process, while the Deputy insisted the family had been treated brutally and that unregulated security operatives should not be involved.
We have already made it clear that we do not condone violence-----
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-----but the Taoiseach continues to-----
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The Taoiseach has not said one word about the thuggish behaviour.
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That is the problem. The Taoiseach stands behind the banks and their enforcers. We have already said we do not condone violence.
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The Taoiseach has refused to condemn the thuggish behaviour of the bank enforcers on Tuesday. That is the reality and the signal he sends to people.
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I condemn violence and thuggish behaviour by anyone under any circumstance. Let there be no doubt about that, but in two contributions - in fact, now in three contributions - Deputy Pearse Doherty has dismissed the fact that tax evasion is a serious offence.
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The Deputy has criticised the Garda. He has criticised the High Court for making the order, having heard the case.
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Deputy Pearse Doherty has said nothing about the thugs who climbed on the back of a cattle truck - 20 of them - who broke into property, injured three people and killed a dog-----
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Were the bank enforcers thugs? The Taoiseach is happy to call one set of people thugs.
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It is a disgrace that the Government is doing what landlords in the past were allowed to do.