Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

Then Deputy Adams makes the charge that it is wrong and unfair. One of my responsibilities as Taoiseach is to give sanction to advisers. In this case, a person Deputy Adams named and his party named, who is not here to defend himself, was well in excess of these guidelines when he worked for the party I lead. He was chosen as an advisor by the Minister for Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation because of his expertise and his ability. I sanctioned that.

The next time Deputy Adams stands up, he might be fair and might indicate that something is wrong. In the two-year period to the end of March, the Sinn Féin MPs claimed £969,328 in staff payments and Deputy Gerry Adams, before his election to the Dáil, claimed £106,880 for his staff in a Parliament he never attended.

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