Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)

Between yesterday's statement by the Minister for Defence and today's statement's by the Taoiseach, an important intervention was made. The Official Report will show that the Minister, Deputy Willie O'Dea, intervened while the leader of my party, Deputy Enda Kenny, was speaking. He indicated in the course of the debate that the Garda informed him about the alleged incident and the owners of the property concerned. The Official Report will show that. If he obtained this information from the Garda, the question that inevitably follows is why exactly he settled. Why did he not put it in his statement or affidavit? Why did he not inform the House of that fact yesterday?

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