Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy. First, I do not. Second, the premise of the Deputy's question seems to suggest that in some way I sought the head of Deputy Cowen or Deputy Calleary but I absolutely did not. The case of Deputy Cowen was handled by the leader of Fianna Fáil in the way he thought best. I found out the former Minister, Deputy Calleary, had resigned one morning when I woke up in bed at 8 a.m. The suggestion I had any role in seeking their resignations is just not correct, if it is going around. That is absolutely untrue.

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