Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)

These attacks by Fianna Fáil Ministers on the tribunal are due to the tribunal's progressing with its work in finding the truth, a truth that does not suit Fianna Fáil. As a number of speakers mentioned, in 1997 the Taoiseach said in the Dáil that the most efficient and effective way to progress this type of inquiry is to follow the money trail, and the tribunal is doing that. A number of speakers referred to the cost and length of time of the tribunal. The delays are due to the obfuscation and contradictory statements by many of the principal participants in the tribunal, including the Taoiseach. The reasons for the attacks on the tribunal by Fianna Fáil Ministers will be revealed only when the findings of the tribunal are published.

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