Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)

The Government has no objections to the sentiment of the Fine Gael amendment. However, the Government has put down its own constructive amendment, outlining what has been done to root out corruption, and we consider that this is a more positive approach. We will be pressing our amendment.

I have no intention of engaging with the Green Party in fruitless discussion or argument concerning recent disclosures at the Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments. These tribunals which were set up should be allowed to run their course and produce their reports, and then we can deal with them.

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