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Special Ombudsman's Report: Statements (4 Feb 2010)

Michael Creed: That was determined by the Government side.

Special Ombudsman's Report: Statements (4 Feb 2010)

Michael Creed: This is different.

Special Ombudsman's Report: Statements (4 Feb 2010)

Michael Creed: That was a compliment.

Written Answers — Drugs in Prisons: Drugs in Prisons (4 Feb 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the quantity, type and value of drug seizures in each prison here in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5758/10]

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Michael Creed: Last Thursday, the Government delivered a calculated deliberate snub to the Office of the Ombudsman by the manner in which it dealt with the Ombudsman's report on the Lost at Sea scheme. Will the Taoiseach indicate if his Government has opened up any communication with the Ombudsman's office to progress a satisfactory solution on this matter, which has been dealt with comprehensively?

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Michael Creed: A report is laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas-----

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Michael Creed: Therein lies the kernel of the matter. We did not hold a debate. We had bland, meaningless, sterile statements where they circled the wagons to protect one of their own in Fianna Fáil.

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Michael Creed: Will the Taoiseach indicate if his Government intends to open up dialogue with the Office of the Ombudsman to bring about a satisfactory solution-----

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Michael Creed: -----or is it elevating the interests of Fianna Fáil above the interests of the Ombudsman's office and the citizens who complain to it?

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Michael Creed: In an effort to be helpful in this matter, will the Taoiseach agree to allow the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food consider this matter in forensic detail? Will the Taoiseach facilitate that debate by instructing his Members on the committee to agree to a request to examine in detail the Ombudsman's report?

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Michael Creed: There was not a debate in the House, as the Taoiseach knows.

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Michael Creed: There was a sterile, meaningless debate.

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Michael Creed: It is the first time the Ombudsman's report has been rejected by Government-----

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Michael Creed: The Taoiseach is a disgrace.

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Michael Creed: The Taoiseach is a disgrace by undermining the Ombudsman's office. He should be ashamed of himself. It is an independent office.

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Michael Creed: This issue will not go away.

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Michael Creed: It tramples on the little people; that is what the Taoiseach's Government is about.

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Michael Creed: Has the Taoiseach a problem with farmers now as well?

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Michael Creed: I do not have an acre of land in my name. The Taoiseach resorts to playing the man, not the ball. That is what he is at.

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Michael Creed: The Taoiseach is a disgrace.