Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach in view of the findings of the recently published Moriarty Report in relation to a former Minister (details supplied), if the Government intends to reconsider the recent arrangement it made with the that Deputy to gain his support; and if he will reveal the precise nature of that arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6024/11]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The Government does not have any agreement or arrangement in place with Deputy Lowry.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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I do not want to go over all of the ground. Obviously, it has been well covered.

Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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I can assure the Deputy he will not be allowed go over all of the ground. Would he put a supplementary?

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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In fairness, the Ceann Comhairle should not cut across me all of the time. I am entitled to ask a question.

Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Of course you are.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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I am on the list for this one.

Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Ask the question, cuir an ceist.

Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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There is no help needed up there either.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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There are matters arising from the Moriarty tribunal debate that were not satisfactorily answered which are to do with the here and now. The Taoiseach stated there was no arrangement. Did the Taoiseach meet Deputy Lowry or did any member of the Government, formally or informally, meet Deputy Lowry in the context of him making a decision to support Deputy Enda Kenny's nomination for Taoiseach and support for the Government? Were there any meetings of any description and were any undertakings given or agreements or tacit agreements made between the Government and Deputy Lowry which led to him supporting Deputy Enda Kenny for Taoiseach and supporting the Government?

Other issues arose out of that, such as the issue of the problem of corporate donations to political parties.

Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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That is nothing to do with the question.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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It arises out of the Moriarty tribunal and the issues related to it.

Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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We are not discussing the Moriarty tribunal.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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That is in the question, if the Ceann Comhairle looks.

Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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I am looking at it all right, Deputy Boyd Barrett need not worry.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Is it in line with satisfying public concern about the issue of corporate donations to political parties, given all of the findings of the Moriarty tribunal, that the Government should tell us what corporate donors-----

Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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This is Question Time.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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-----gave to Fine Gael Party funds over the past year?

Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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Would Deputy Boyd Barrett resume his seat? I am on my feet. This is Question Time. I will not tolerate this. There are others who have questions down------

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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I have my six minutes.

Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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------and I will not allow it be destroyed by not providing time for their questions to be answered. When I ask the Deputy to co-operate, will he please co-operate? This is nothing to do with the content of the Moriarty tribunal.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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It is the question.

Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Ceann Comhairle)
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It is not. The question was whether an arrangement was made with the Deputy in question, and the reply was "No".

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I repeat that there are no arrangements, formal or informal, made with the Deputy named in Deputy Boyd Barrett's question. I might remind him that the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources sent the Moriarty report to the Revenue Commissioners, the DPP and the Garda. I have already asked the relevant Departments to respond within four weeks in respect of implementation of the recommendations in Moriarty and as Deputy Boyd Barrett will be aware, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has listed the introduction of a comprehensive Bill dealing with corporate donations as a priority for this session. Once the Departments respond in respect of the recommendations of Moriarty, we will proceed with that.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Were there any meetings?

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I would extend the courtesy of the House to every person who was elected here. There were no meetings. There is no arrangement, formal or informal, with the Deputy named in Deputy Boyd Barrett's question.