Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I reassure the Taoiseach that of course I support the Comptroller and Auditor General, but his role is restricted and limited. He will seek to establish the monetary value of the transactions; I asked the Taoiseach about a commission of investigation. When Teachta Mick Wallace raised this issue last week, the Taoiseach gave him a different answer from the one he has given me. This week, he is saying it is okay and that the Comptroller and Auditor General is dealing with it. Last week he said, "the Minister for Finance has a view that no specific line of inquiry here can stand up and be usefully pursued by a commission of investigation." This is the same Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, whom Frank Daly said he briefed in full on these matters, including on the scandal of the £15 million fixer fee. The Minister has yet to come into the Dáil to explain why he did not halt the sales process at that time.

The Taoiseach will recall that I raised this issue again when he hosted what I thought was a good meeting with the political leaders to discuss the consequences of the Brexit vote on Thursday last, and we discussed the amendments by the Government to the Siteserv investigation. We support those amendments and we support the bespoke commission that the Taoiseach proposes. The Taoiseach will also recall that he resisted an investigation into Siteserv at the time. That did not go away. This NAMA scandal will not go away. I again put it to the Taoiseach that the Siteserv model could work for an investigation into the NAMA scandal. My appeal to the Taoiseach is that he establish this. If he will not, will he get up and tell us why he will not allow an investigation by a commission of the type he is setting up for Siteserv?

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