John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)

If Deputy Deenihan wants to call for an inquiry, that is his business. I am afraid, however, that I must be practical about it. I know very well from past experience that an inquiry would not get us too far. In any event, I followed due process from the moment that Mr. Dalton was appointed right to the day the document was published. There can be no question but that neither I nor my departmental officials were responsible for any leak at any time during that period.

With regard to the question of Deputy Deenihan's Bill, he complains about leaks, which is fair enough. It appears, however, that his Bill has resulted from the leaks because one of the leaks related to the question——

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