Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

That is the Donald Trump defence, that a person is entitled to do what he or she likes because he or she is the Taoiseach.

It's not just as simple as optics, perceptions do matter and when it comes to a contract of this size, importance and cost, it has to be seen to be all above board as well ... [He] left himself open to the perception of a conflict of interest, the perception that someone was given an inside track.

These are the Tánaiste's words about Deputy Naughten. Does the Tánaiste accept that his actions have left it open to the perception that someone was given an inside track, that people have seen behind the curtain of establishment politics, and that it functions on the basis of a series of golden circles of insiders looking after insiders?

Maitiú Ó Tuathail supported the Tánaiste's campaign to be leader of Fine Gael. In return, he got access to a confidential document that he should not have got. It was a case of "You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours" - political patronage amounting to corruption. The Tánaiste's leaking of the document was clearly in breach of point 10 of the code of conduct for Deputies and section 1.5 of the code of conduct for officeholders. It was also an offence under the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018. I do not see how it is tenable for the Tánaiste to continue in his role.

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