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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: IBRC Investigations (15 Nov 2017)

Leo Varadkar: The IBRC Commission is due to report on the first module of its work, in relation to the Siteserv transaction, by the end of December 2017. However, as I informed Opposition representatives when I met them yesterday, the Commission is now of the view that its investigation into Siteserv could take a further twelve months i.e. until December 2018 and that it will be seeking an extension of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: NAMA Investigations (15 Nov 2017)

Leo Varadkar: In accordance with its terms of reference the Commission is due to provide a final report on the the first module of its work, the sale by NAMA of its Northern Ireland loan portfolio known as Project Eagle, by the end of June 2018, subject to section 6 (6) of the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004.

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2017)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for clarifying that, of course, to mislead the House is to deliberately seek to deceive the House; to misinform the House is to give information that may not be fully correct. I appreciate the opportunity to clarify matters as best I can. The House will appreciate, once again, that I do not have first-hand knowledge of any of these matters. I am replying...

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2017)

Leo Varadkar: I think that the ordering of the House obviously is a matter for the Business Committee, and there is a mechanism under special-----

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2017)

Leo Varadkar: -----notice questions to raise matters such as this. Again, I am conscious that this House has set up a tribunal to establish the truth about these matters, including carrying out an inquiry into-----

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2017)

Leo Varadkar: -----the former Commissioner's legal strategy in this regard and also-----

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2017)

Leo Varadkar: -----the role of State entities, including the Department of Justice and Equality. That is why this House established a tribunal and I would be reluctant to agree to any parallel process in this House that would be separate from or undermine in any way the work of the tribunal. I would need to take-----

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2017)

Leo Varadkar: -----advice on that. As the Tánaiste said in the radio interview in the last hour, she did not recall the email at the time at which she spoke to me. She was away at the time in Dubai. I was subsequently away in Sweden. She was away in Boston. We only had the opportunity-----

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2017)

Leo Varadkar: -----to speak again last night.

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2017)

Leo Varadkar: This is an email between officials from two and half years ago. It is not inconceivable and certainly should not give rise to conspiracy theories that it may take a few days for somebody to find such an email. It should be borne in mind that it is an email between two Department of Justice and Equality officials in which one official relates a third party conversation he had with an...

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2017)

Leo Varadkar: As I said, leaders of political parties do not make time available in the House. We have a Business Committee that decides how time is allocated in the House.

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2017)

Leo Varadkar: I do not know if I have the authority to publish this email.

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2017)

Leo Varadkar: Again, it is something I would have to check and on which I would have to get legal advice. I am conscious that this is now a matter before a tribunal. The email is among the documents furnished to the tribunal.

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2017)

Leo Varadkar: It is within the terms of reference of the tribunal to look into these matters.

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2017)

Leo Varadkar: I must restate the fact, and this has been over and back in different forms for nearly two weeks now, I am still not clear what allegation is being made.

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2017)

Leo Varadkar: The Tánaiste and the Department of Justice and Equality had no hand, act or part in the legal strategy. They did not know about it before the event happened.

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2017)

Leo Varadkar: There is a record of an email between officials discussing it after it had already happened, at which point, needless to say, it would have been too late for the Minister to influence it or intervene.

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2017)

Leo Varadkar: She would have not have had the authority to do so anyway.

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2017)

Leo Varadkar: The advice in the email is that the Minister and the Attorney General had no function in such a matter.

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2017)

Leo Varadkar: The Garda Commissioner had her own legal strategy.