"The government has failed demonstrably and abjectly in its response to the vicious smear campaign waged against Garda whistleblower Sgt. Maurice McCabe. This has endangered the rights of all citizens. The coalition cannot remain in power," Sinn Fein deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald told reporters.
The no confidence motion, which will be moved in parliament on Wednesday, declares that government ministers failed to protect McCabe’s rights.
Fitzgerald told parliament on Friday that she had no specific knowledge of a link between Ireland’s Child and Family Agency and the McCabe case until she saw it on a news program Thursday night.
However, opposition justice spokesman Jim O’Callaghan said Sunday that he spoke with Fitzgerald on Wednesday about broadening the inquiry to include the Child and Family Agency file.
Opposition party Fianna Fail said Sunday it would abstain from the vote, which may allow the Fine Gael-led government to survive.
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