Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

On none of those issues has Deputy McDonald or anybody else making the aforementioned accusations admitted she was wrong. She will have to admit she was wrong in respect of some of the other allegations she levelled today.

Regarding the nominee to the European Court of Auditors, we were surprised by the vote taken at the committee meeting yesterday. We understand it did not reflect the discussion at the meeting. Mr. Cardiff is the Government's nominee. That remains the position and, as I understand it, a report from the committee will be considered at a plenary session of the European Parliament, at which session a decision will be made.

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