Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I wondered for a moment if the Deputy had been appointed to the job of Ceann Comhairle. I wish to raise a matter that is of topical importance and of public interest, that is, the fact that in recent weeks we have seen the Taoiseach do a number of deals on behalf of the Government with a number of Independent Members in return for supporting him as Taoiseach. A number of these Deputies have said that these deals have cost hundreds of millions of euro. The Taoiseach is well aware that we have an established procedure here for the disbursement of public funds. Estimates are introduced, debated, discussed and passed. This is public knowledge. The taxpayer is entitled to know how every euro of taxpayer's money is spent. The taxpayer is entitled to know the decisions that underlie that process in the public interest and is entitled to know any agreement that is reached in respect of the use of public money for any such deal. One of the Deputies involved, Deputy Finian McGrath, has said that pressure is on him from Fianna Fáil sources not to publish the details——

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