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Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: Indeed it is.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: It turned out to be wrong.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: I did not say that.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: I did not say that.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: That is a very incorrect version. It is a twisted version.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: The journalist knows whether I knew I was being taped or not.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: There was no campaign.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: This is a distortion. This is typical stickie stuff. This is old stickie, Worker's Party stuff.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: If they lie deliberately.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: Except us.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: I thank Deputy Burton for the compliment.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: On tape.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: There is a great deal Deputy Ó Caoláin says that I do not believe either.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: What of social welfare fraud?

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: Maybe he was reluctant to watch someone get a punishment beating.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: Last night-----

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: I will come to that in a minute. Last night, I stood before the House to refute the baseless, cynical and malicious allegations that have been made against me in recent days by Members of the parties opposite.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: No sooner had I reached the end of my statement than Deputy Kenny was on his feet declaring that Fine Gael would table a motion of no confidence in me.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: Fine Gael had decided this before it had heard a word of what I had to say.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: It is a classic example of the ready, aim, fire school of political tactics that has become Deputy Kenny's stock in trade.