Results 20,361-20,380 of 20,459 for speaker:Frances Fitzgerald
- Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: I thank Deputy O'Callaghan. There are a lot of questions there. I want to be absolutely clear that the first time that I knew about the email was last Thursday when I was in contact with the Department. As I have said on the record, that was the first time that I heard that this email existed - the very first time. Deputy O'Callaghan is absolutely inaccurate in stating that I did...
- Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: There were no efforts being made to suppress that email, none whatsoever.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: There were no efforts to suppress that email by me.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: There were no efforts to suppress it.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: There were no efforts made by me. I am speaking for myself.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: I am speaking for myself. There were no efforts. I do not believe there were by other people either.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: There was a process being followed. I was informed. Remember I have not been in the Department for five and a half months.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: There was a process being followed in the Department in relation to the email which I hope I will have time to put on the record. For Deputy O'Callaghan to say that the Taoiseach came in here and misled the Dáil, the Taoiseach acted on the information that he had at the time-----
- Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: -----and fully put on the record all information that he had. When I spoke with the Department on the Thursday, I did not actually know when it had been discovered in the Department. I assumed it was fairly close to when I had been told on the Thursday.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: As it has emerged now, it was earlier. I did not know that it had been discovered earlier.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: I knew when I was told it. When I was told it, the Department made it clear to me that it was going to get legal advice on it and was also doing a further search to see if there was anything else relevant to that email or whether there was further correspondence. Deputy O'Callaghan asked me why it was sent to me. I asked the official who wrote it-----
- Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: Would Deputy O'Callaghan like me to answer?
- Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: I am answering.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: I asked the official who wrote it why he sent it to me and his answer this week was, "for information", which is what he says on the email.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: Sorry, I did inform the Taoiseach about the email on the Monday.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: No.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: Deputy McDonald should not malign me either. I will not take a lecture from her on due process and fairness. I have always supported due process in every situation. In fact, it has been a hallmark of the way I approached this entire issue. I have been providing answers. As the Taoiseach said yesterday, I am not trying to hide anything. I was not part of any conspiracy to undermine...
- Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: -----because of the general discussions and controversy to ask if there was anything I needed to know.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: I would just make that point. Deputy McDonald spoke about the email that came in and asked why it was not found. I raised that question when I met officials from the Department this week.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2017)
Frances Fitzgerald: In relation to sending it, the first point I made to the Department when I had contact about this was to ask if it had been sent to the Charlton tribunal and to say that I felt it should be sent, as did my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Charlie Flanagan. I did say that it should be referred and it has been referred. To say that I did not act is not correct. I did...