Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The point is the system is flawed. I have accepted responsibility on my watch. Standards slipped and I am unhappy about that. John McNulty himself spoke out clearly and cogently about this yesterday. I am fixing the process internally and that is a matter for Fine Gael. In the broader sense, for the country, we are moving on to a big reform programme where we will put an end to the flawed system which allowed for people who want to give public service to be branded as lackeys and cronies.

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