Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

No opportunity has been given to Opposition Members to respond to it. I understand there may be reasons for this, but I ask the Taoiseach if he can outline to the House the nature of the conclusions of Mr. Guerin's report that have led to the Minister's resignation. It is a very significant outcome of the report that it caused the Minister to resign. Can the Taoiseach outline whether the Minister spoke to him and whether he spoke to the Minister? Obviously, the Taoiseach received the report. Are there matters in it that he feels made it absolutely necessary for the Minister to resign? Can he outline to the House, even in a broad sketch, the import and content of the report that have led to the Minister's resignation? He will accept that it has caused a significant degree of surprise in the House that in a shock announcement he has indicated that the conclusions of the Guerin report have caused the resignation of the Minister and have been the factor which has resulted in him resigning from office. Have there been consultations between the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste on the matter? Did the Minister take the decision in his own right following a discussion between him and the Taoiseach after the Taoiseach had received the Guerin report? When can we on this side of the House expect to receive a copy of the report? When is it the Taoiseach's intention to have a debate in the House on the report and also on the resignation of the Minister?

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