Dáil debates
Wednesday, 1 November 2006
Office of the Attorney General.
4:00 am
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
Does the Taoiseach recall that the Sullivan report stated the case in question should have been brought to the Attorney General's attention on a number of occasions in accordance with stated and well known office policy and procedures, but it was not? Does the Taoiseach have residual doubts on the Sullivan report's finding that there was no deliberate attempt to withhold information from the Attorney General and that there was no attempt at a cover-up? If that is the Taoiseach's view, does he also agree the debacle led to a serious situation where standing law was struck down by the Supreme Court and replaced by flawed emergency legislation? Is the Taoiseach satisfied this cannot happen again? Is he satisfied everything that needs to be done can be done and that there will be no repeat of this debacle? Can he give such an assurance? When will the flawed emergency legislation be revisited in this Chamber?
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