Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

Sinn Féin has tabled a censure motion. This is nothing personal about Deputy Lowry at all. The tribunal, which was established by the Dáil, has come back with a report. Every Deputy who spoke on this yesterday, except the Deputy who is the respondent in many ways, said they accepted the conclusions and recommendations of the report. We simply brought it forward almost to get rid of a distraction. We believe the report, if one likes, is to do with almost Deputy Lawlor being the one who was caught out - I am sorry, I mean Deputy Lowry.

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