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13/02/2017
SF To Submit Motion Of No Confidence Against Govt
Sinn Féin is planning to bring forward a motion of no confidence against the Irish Government.
The party will submit the motion to the Dáil on Wednesday, 15 February.
Speaking today, 13 February, Deputy Leader Mary Lou McDonald TD said the coalition Government cannot remain in power due to the handling of sex crime allegations against Garda Whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe.
"The Government has failed demonstrably and abjectly in its response to the vicious smear campaign waged against Garda Whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe," Teachta McDonald said.
"The Minister for Justice and the Taoiseach fumbled their way through the weekend, making up the Government's approach as they went along. Their positions regarding when they were informed of the Tusla file and the false allegations against Sgt McCabe simply do not stack up.
"Over the past three years, Fine Gael has failed to protect the good name of Maurice McCabe and has failed to get to the bottom of his allegations and the smear campaign against him.
"Through their ineptitude and their clear decision to muddy the waters, rather than providing the truth, the government has completely undermined public confidence in its ability to govern effectively.
"It is a government dominated by crisis, chaos, and spin as focuses its energies on retaining power rather than on delivering genuine solutions."
Teachta McDonald continued by urging all parties to support the no confidence motion "in order to remove from power a chaotic government that has already lost its authority".
"Fianna Fáil and Micheál Martin cannot sit on their hands and vote to abstain with any credibility," she said. "They cannot hide behind the supply and confidence agreement in an effort to shirk their responsibilities.
"Fianna Fáil TDs cannot just shrug their shoulders and wait for a better time to pull down the government based on their own narrow electoral interests. This matter goes to the heart of the integrity of this government and the time to bring the chaos to an end is now."
(LM)
The party will submit the motion to the Dáil on Wednesday, 15 February.
Speaking today, 13 February, Deputy Leader Mary Lou McDonald TD said the coalition Government cannot remain in power due to the handling of sex crime allegations against Garda Whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe.
"The Government has failed demonstrably and abjectly in its response to the vicious smear campaign waged against Garda Whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe," Teachta McDonald said.
"The Minister for Justice and the Taoiseach fumbled their way through the weekend, making up the Government's approach as they went along. Their positions regarding when they were informed of the Tusla file and the false allegations against Sgt McCabe simply do not stack up.
"Over the past three years, Fine Gael has failed to protect the good name of Maurice McCabe and has failed to get to the bottom of his allegations and the smear campaign against him.
"Through their ineptitude and their clear decision to muddy the waters, rather than providing the truth, the government has completely undermined public confidence in its ability to govern effectively.
"It is a government dominated by crisis, chaos, and spin as focuses its energies on retaining power rather than on delivering genuine solutions."
Teachta McDonald continued by urging all parties to support the no confidence motion "in order to remove from power a chaotic government that has already lost its authority".
"Fianna Fáil and Micheál Martin cannot sit on their hands and vote to abstain with any credibility," she said. "They cannot hide behind the supply and confidence agreement in an effort to shirk their responsibilities.
"Fianna Fáil TDs cannot just shrug their shoulders and wait for a better time to pull down the government based on their own narrow electoral interests. This matter goes to the heart of the integrity of this government and the time to bring the chaos to an end is now."
(LM)
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