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Adjournment Debate Matters. (10 Feb 2004)

Adjournment Debate Matters. (10 Feb 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 21 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Ferris — the urgent need to discuss recent job losses in County Kerry; (2) Deputy Deenihan — the need for the Minister to take immediate action to arrest the serious decline in manufacturing employment in County Kerry...

Business of Dáil. (10 Feb 2004)

Business of Dáil. (10 Feb 2004)

Bertie Ahern: I propose that notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, the proceedings of No. a18, statements arising from the Mahon tribunal, on the second supplementary Order Paper, shall be taken today immediately at the conclusion of Leaders' Questions for 55 minutes. The following arrangements shall apply: the statements shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 40...

Business of Dáil. (10 Feb 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: Is that agreed? Agreed. In anticipation that Leaders' Questions may deal with the subject matter of the statements, I would like to make a brief statement on the application of Standing Order 56, which deals with matters sub judice, as it applies to issues being raised before the House. As far back as 8 April 1993, the Dáil adopted the rule which was formally adopted into Standing Orders on...

Leaders' Questions. (10 Feb 2004)

Leaders' Questions. (10 Feb 2004)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for his introduction. I remind him of the precedent of 10 June 1987 when the then Taoiseach proposed on the Order of Business that the Standing Order be set aside for a discussion on a matter that was before the courts. I will abide by the Ceann Comhairle's ruling. Everyone in the House and throughout the country is acutely aware of the damage being done to public...

Leaders' Questions. (10 Feb 2004)

Bertie Ahern: The Deputy asked two questions. Deputy Cooper-Flynn will make a statement to the House regarding the allegations about her that have appeared in the media. Like everybody else, she is entitled to make that statement. She is neither above nor below the law. Most people would accept that she is entitled to due process and that there should be full accountability.

Leaders' Questions. (10 Feb 2004)

John Deasy: What is the Taoiseach's view of this?

Leaders' Questions. (10 Feb 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: Deputy Deasy is not the leader of his party.

Leaders' Questions. (10 Feb 2004)

Bertie Ahern: Neither I nor anybody else should rush to judgment until we have all the facts. Allegations were made previously. Deputy Cooper-Flynn appealed her case and it was on that basis that the Fianna Fáil Party re-admitted her to the parliamentary party following the general election. We await the result of that appeal. On the second issue, I will speak later when I will explain about the...

Leaders' Questions. (10 Feb 2004)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach has not answered the two questions I asked him. Will he explain the criteria he applied in re-admitting Deputy Cooper-Flynn to the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party? The Deputy is being singled out for exceptional media treatment for her work as a financial adviser at that time. Am I to take it that the Taoiseach's re-admission of the Deputy to the party was on the basis of an...

Leaders' Questions. (10 Feb 2004)

Bertie Ahern: As I said, Deputy Cooper-Flynn is neither above nor below the law. Most people would accept that she is entitled to due process and that there should be full accountability. Neither I nor anyone else should rush to judgment until we have all the facts. Deputy Cooper-Flynn took a civil action for defamation and we are aware of the outcome. She subsequently chose to appeal the decision. Her...

Leaders' Questions. (10 Feb 2004)

Enda Kenny: Was there an offer to pay back the £50,000?

Leaders' Questions. (10 Feb 2004)

Bertie Ahern: No offer was made.

Leaders' Questions. (10 Feb 2004)

(Interruptions).

Leaders' Questions. (10 Feb 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: Allow the Taoiseach to speak.

Leaders' Questions. (10 Feb 2004)

Bertie Ahern: I want to do my best to answer all of the questions. Everybody was aware that allegations were being made against Deputy Cooper-Flynn. That is why a whole module of a tribunal is examining the issues.

Leaders' Questions. (10 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: I welcome the decision by the Taoiseach to permit a debate on these matters, as requested by the Opposition. It is not just a concession to the Opposition; it is a concession to the public demand to have these issues ventilated in the House. Does the Taoiseach agree that for a serving Cabinet Minister to open a bogus non-resident account in Castlebar is a disgraceful disservice to his office?...

Leaders' Questions. (10 Feb 2004)

Bertie Ahern: At all times yesterday and today I have attempted to make time available to debate this. There was some debate about how that time could be made available. I made it clear that I wanted to make time available, as I have done several times in this House, unlike what was done in previous years. As regards Pádraig Flynn channelling £50,000 through bogus accounts, there should be no doubt about...