Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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A charge has been made against a former Minister, which I know to be untrue and unreflective. In fact, there is an official here from the Department who may have worked there for some years. If I recall, the then Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn, initiated an investigation into practices on sites. I understood Deputy Boyd Barrett to be a fair person but he has not got his history correct here. It may be that the official who is present will recall that the investigation was initiated - in my own case because I met a number of people. I want to the position clear because Deputy Boyd Barrett has made a lot of allegations.