Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

The same Minister, Deputy Martin, must know that as early as January 2001 the Ombudsman, when raising alarm bells about an aspect of this matter, said "accountability should apply to those actions of which the Minister was aware or of which the Minister as head of the Department could reasonably be expected to have been aware or to have made himself or herself aware". The Minister, Deputy Martin, got the minutes. He should not shake his head. He got the minutes. He is now trying to deny he got them.

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