Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

The late and much loved Hugh Coveney was obliged to resign from Government because he merely inquired whether a person might be able to tender for — not to mention obtain — a contract. As Deputy Rabbitte said, Mr. Quigley pointed out that not only could Deputy Cullen's behaviour give rise to a perception of impropriety but there should have been five firms instead of three, that the value of the contract with the then Department of the Environment and Local Government was well in excess of the threshold for advertising in the Official Journal of the European Union, that there was no comprehensive inventory compiled of the work carried out——

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