Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I am not sure, arising from the Taoiseach's reply, whether Mr. Molloy threatened legal action or not. This seemed to be a cause of considerable controversy throughout the country. The Taoiseach says he made his comments in the House on the basis of his own knowledge, which he did, and he sees nothing that leads him to a contrary opinion at this stage.

The comments by former Deputy Glennon were made, I believe, out of a sense of frustration and as a reflection of the anger of so many people at where mismanagement, lack of accountability and lack of transparency have lead this country. It is evident from the information that under the director generalship of Mr. Molloy, the FÁS organisation, spending almost €1 billion of taxpayers' money, had very serious and glaring gaps in terms of accountability and management. The Government now seems to be hiding behind a position where, to effect a speedy departure, a package "broadly in line", as the Taoiseach says, was produced. I can tell the Taoiseach he would get thousands of people to line up for a speedy departure if he gave them a €1 million golden handshake on top of their pension.

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