Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I hope the Ceann Comhairle's enthusiasm is a little more restrained today. I did not know the Ceann Comhairle brought his own china shop with him.

There is a programme on Channel Four called "Deal or No Deal". Yesterday, the Taoiseach indicated to the House that he had a political arrangement worked out with three, not four, Independent Members. I have no reason to doubt the word of Deputy Flynn who, following her meeting with him, stated she had a deal with the Taoiseach. The Taoiseach confirmed yesterday that he has no such deal when responding to questions on the arrangement with other Independent Members, which obviously affect the national development programme, State agencies and priority issues in the Deputies' constituencies. As far as I can ascertain, RTE is the only State agency that would appear to be affected by any deal with Deputy Flynn having come to an agreement with her to write off a large part of the moneys claimed to be due arising from a court case. The Taoiseach's comments, before the court case, were quite extraordinary and are causing confusion as to whether this was a part of some deal.

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