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Written Answers — Environmental Legislation: Environmental Legislation (17 Feb 2010)

Eamon Ryan: Bord na Móna Plc is licensed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the EPA Act 1992. Bord na Móna holds nine Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Licences from the EPA for the purposes of peat extraction under Section 83(1) of the EPA Act 1992. These licences cover all of Bord na Móna's peat extraction operations and contain 14 conditions relating to operation...

Written Answers — Environmental Legislation: Environmental Legislation (17 Feb 2010)

Eamon Ryan: I regret to advise the Deputy that it is not possible to provide a response to his Question at this time. I will write to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

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

Eamon Ryan: I am speaking on behalf of the Green Party to set out how we see the issue. The Minister for Defence, Deputy O'Dea, has spoken to our party and set out his version of events-----

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

Eamon Ryan: -----and we followed, with everyone else-----

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

Eamon Ryan: -----the various events as reported.

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

Eamon Ryan: It can be only on the basis of what one sees there that one makes a judgment and assessment. The facts are clear. They have been gone through and I am sure they will be gone through further. Those facts are the original interview in the Limerick Chronicle following allegations of improper use of civil servants for political work; the allegations during the course of the interview regarding...

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

Eamon Ryan: -----and asked for comment and they threatened legal action against the newspaper which led to publication of a clarification by the newspaper; and the seeking of a High Court injunction against Deputy Willie O'Dea seeking that he would stop spreading allegations, as I see it-----

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

Eamon Ryan: In April last year the High Court refused an injunction on the basis of a strong denial by Deputy O'Dea that he was spreading allegations; and in June 2009 the person in question was elected to Limerick City Council and pursued a defamation action against Deputy O'Dea who filed an affidavit repeating his denial.

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

Eamon Ryan: This led to the discovery of a tape of the interview which showed that the Minister had made such allegations. The crucial matter, as I understand it-----

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

Eamon Ryan: -----is that at that point the Minister acknowledged that he had mistakenly stated he had not made the allegations-----

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

Eamon Ryan: -----and that he had relied in making such an affidavit on the published interview and in December 2009-----

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

Eamon Ryan: -----a High Court judge ruled that the case was settled with damages and costs paid by Deputy O'Dea to the person in question. Deputy O'Dea also withdrew and apologised for the wrongful allegations-----

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

Eamon Ryan: -----which apology, as I understand, was accepted by the other party-----

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

Eamon Ryan: -----who also accepted that the earlier affidavit had been a mistake-----

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

Eamon Ryan: -----and was not an attempt to mislead. That is the crucial issue; when there was a mistake in the affidavit and something that was not true, it was acknowledged in court, dealt with in court, accepted by the other party and reported in the media as such. It was quite some time ago and I do not have the exact details.

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

Eamon Ryan: As I see it that is the case-----

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

Eamon Ryan: -----and the circumstances have been set out and I do not hear any disagreement.

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

Eamon Ryan: In those circumstances, our job in Government is to get on with the crucial issues that face this country and to start providing the jobs that were mentioned earlier on. That is the crucial task that we have in government.

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

Eamon Ryan: I am happy that is what we should be concentrating on, confident that the Government can and will deliver on those jobs having delivered on the change to our budget and banking system, which will also help provide an economic turnaround.

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

Eamon Ryan: That is what the public is looking for us to do. That is what we intend to do in Government and will continue to do for the betterment of the country.