Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)

——through his apology to Nora Owen. I am not authorised to accept it on her behalf but I am sure she will have something to say on that. He knew that it was a complete red herring to bring the rainbow Government into this matter. The issue is well documented. It is clear that at certain times it is entirely inappropriate for people to interfere in Garda investigations. That has been the way in the past and I am sure it is the way now. I do not intend to dignify the matter with further comment other than to say that it may be of some significance for a member of this Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrats Government that when the Minister delved into the past he did not mention that the issues dealt with in the first Morris report preceded the time of the rainbow Government. It is not a matter on which I intend to deal with further. I wish to make it clear——

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