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Disclosures relating to the Mahon Tribunal: Statements (3 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: Finally, the Taoiseach in his interview with Brian Dobson referred to whether it was a political donation or a personal donation. The Taoiseach appears to consider the idea that this was first a political donation, which therefore could be passed to his party or constituency. What made him decide it was really a personal donation that would go into his own pocket? Was it made by cash or cheque?

Disclosures relating to the Mahon Tribunal: Statements (3 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: At any of the previous Manchester dinners, were the Taoiseach or any of his associates given a contribution that was political and was passed on to his party or constituency? Was there any other function——

Disclosures relating to the Mahon Tribunal: Statements (3 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: ——either in this jurisdiction, Great Britain or the United States, where a similar whip around was made for the Taoiseach personally?

Disclosures relating to the Mahon Tribunal: Statements (3 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach on that occasion in Manchester represented my country, our people and our Government.

Disclosures relating to the Mahon Tribunal: Statements (3 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: In his taking of that money, those who contributed, for whatever reason, saw him not as a citizen from Drumcondra but as a named person, Bertie Ahern, the Irish Minister for Finance.

Disclosures relating to the Mahon Tribunal: Statements (3 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: In putting his hand on that money, he diminished the standard of his office and let down the young people of this country.

Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: As the Taoiseach's speech has not been circulated, as was supposed to happen, it is difficult to take a 15-minute contribution and understand the nuances of what has been a very carefully choreographed piece of programming from the Progressive Democrats and Fianna Fáil. This is a bad day for accountability, the body politic and the Progressive Democrats. It is a good day for cynicism and...

Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: The Minister, Deputy Roche, will get his comeuppance one of these days.

Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: He will get his comeuppance. He is probably the nastiest bit of goods of them all. I want to return to two fundamental issues. In his response the Taoiseach said this was an error and a misjudgment. This appears to be the best the Progressive Democrats have been able to wring out of all the contacts over the weekend between Tipperary, Dublin and everywhere else. This would not have...

Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: When a Minister steps forward to receive his or her seal of office from Uachtarán na hÉireann, he or she crosses a threshold which is indivisible between private and public. While the Taoiseach may well have been in casual gear at the function in Manchester, those present saw him not as an ordinary citizen but as a citizen who happened to be the Minister for Finance.

Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: In that regard, the Taoiseach said in respect of the €16,500, the second payment, that the payments were made in the form of cash, personal cheque or company cheque. The use to which the Taoiseach put that money is unclear. In his television interview he said: "I had no house, the house was gone so they decided to try to help me."

Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: I know the Chair is very frisky and wants to get through this as quickly as he can.

Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: I make the point that the entire Government will not accept that what the Taoiseach did in accepting the money in Manchester was wrong. I ask him now, with regard to his comment in respect of the €16,500, was the money used towards the purchase of his house? Who started the collection at the function in Manchester? Was it a Manchester person or was it one of the Taoiseach's friends from...

Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: I still cannot understand how any Minister, particularly a senior Minister, could sit at a function and have £8,000 sterling collected around the table, accept it and put his hand on it. The fundamental issue is that the Taoiseach will not accept that action was wrong, that it sends out a signal about politics and politicians in Ireland that is incredible for every young person with an...

Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: I have two questions. Is the Taoiseach saying that money received at a function like this is not to be considered as a matter of ethical judgment if there is no official invitation or script and it is not in the Minister's diary? In other words, can one accept anything outside of that?

Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: Is he saying that unless the payment can be shown to create an obligation on the officeholder in the performance of his or her duty it is all right or that it must be shown that there is an obligation and otherwise it is fair game to accept anything and everything? Is that the standard, which was evident in this case, that we must now accept from the Taoiseach?

Order of Business (3 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: As we continue this debate, we do not technically know whether we have a Government because the junior partners are meeting.

Order of Business (3 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: I know.

Order of Business (3 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: I have no intention of rehearsing them. I am merely giving the Ceann Comhairle——

Order of Business (3 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: Yes. I am merely giving the Ceann Comhairle some information.