Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister was big enough to apologise to Deputy Wallace and to state he was sorry. As for the question of the Attorney General not speaking to me by telephone on a matter as great as this, it is a position I respect. I have made the point myself previously many times that if matters of this nature are to be discussed, they should be presented on a face-to-face basis.

Let me say to Deputy Donnelly that were I to come into this Chamber this week in the ordinary way and deal with the question of the remarks made by the previous Commissioner and by the Minister in the Dáil, to have our political rows and pretend to the Deputy that everything was fine-----

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