Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

Tá an píosa stair seo cosúil le clár "Laurel and Hardy", an raibh and comhdán, nach raibh an comhdán, bhí an comhdán, ní raibh an comhdán. What the Taoiseach has said is very clear.

There is no file in the Department of the Taoiseach. It has been either shredded, disposed of or dispatched. In other words, the Government has no evidence of the discussion that took place.

Will the Taoiseach clarify whether there ever was a file? If it never existed, when did it become clear to the Taoiseach? When did officials tell him no such file or files existed? If, as the Taoiseach appears to believe, a deficiency existed in the Department of the Taoiseach, and for that matter the Department of Finance, in record-keeping and note-taking, what steps has he taken to investigate his allegations and to change procedures in this regard since he took office?

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