Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

Nuair a bhí muid ag caint agus ag magadh níos luaithe, dúirt mé leis an Taoiseach go raibh a lán fadhbanna romhainn, mar shampla, tuairisc Moriarty. Tá seans ann go mbeidh an Taoiseach ag labhairt faoin obair dáiríre thábhachtach sin. I appreciate the Taoiseach will not have had the chance to read the full report but I have scanned the executive summary and it is a clear exposé of a Fine Gael Minister for Communications and of a Fine Gael Government of which the Taoiseach and five other current Ministers were a part. I am not suggesting that he was in any way involved in anything inappropriate but Cabinet responsibility arises in respect of these matters. The then Minister, Deputy Lowry, is accused of providing substantive information to Denis O'Brien which was "of significant value and assistance to him securing the licence", that is, the mobile phone licence. Rinne an t-Uasal Lowry é sin gan aon cáineadh ó Thaoiseach Fhine Gael ag an uair. The report states that Fine Gael benefited to the tune of $50,000 from the Minister's "profoundly corrupt behaviour". That money was handed over in the United States of America.

There is a question about whether that money was declared at that time to the US Department of Justice. I understand that Fine Gael gave back the $50,000, eventually. I note Repsol press. Where are you, Eamon?

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