Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin Bay North, Labour) | Oireachtas source

There are a million and one holes in that tale. The NAGP was a basket case. It was not a credible organisation at that stage. The previous year, its entire council had resigned. Within weeks of the Tánaiste giving it this document, it had collapsed in on top of itself. Its motivation in getting this document was not to promote the document. That is obvious because it did not promote the document. In the words of Dr. Maitiú Ó Tuathail himself, "no doubt it will take the wind from the IMO's sails... I would love to destroy IMO too." Is it not really the case that the NAGP was falling apart? There were all sorts of questions about its corporate governance, its dealings and how it managed its affairs. It was getting desperate. As the Tánaiste has acknowledged, it began to threaten him and members of his party. The Tánaiste helped his pal who asked for the document. Either the Tánaiste is complicit or he is a stooge. Which is it?

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