Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

To be clear, the Minister is saying that basically she spoke to one person in Cabinet and that was the Tánaiste in respect of this issue. If that is the case, it means that the Minister and the Tánaiste were the ones who made this decision. That is clearly what the Minister is saying. The Minister is also saying, which is vital to this issue, that she did not inform the Taoiseach. The Taoiseach of the day was not informed. I want to know why the Minister left the Taoiseach in the dark in respect of the decision which she and the Tánaiste made, this Fine Gael decision that was made leaving the Taoiseach out of the loop.

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