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Written Answers — Human Trafficking: Human Trafficking (26 Sep 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 884: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19787/07]

Written Answers — Human Trafficking: Human Trafficking (26 Sep 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 885: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures he will take to combat the problem of human trafficking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19788/07]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Sep 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 886: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on the outcome of an Irish born child application by a person (details supplied). [19789/07]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Sep 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 887: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on the on the outcome of an Irish born child application by a person (details supplied). [19790/07]

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Leo Varadkar: At this time.

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Selective quotation.

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Here we go again.

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Leo Varadkar: That is just the money.

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Leo Varadkar: That took two and a half years.

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Deputy Hanafin is the worst Minister by a mile.

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Leo Varadkar: I wish to share time with Deputies Sheehan and Creed. This debate is not about the Government's record on Northern Ireland, the economy, the health service, transport and the environment. It is not about the personal affairs of the Taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern, despite his attempts to bring family problems into the debate at every possible opportunity afforded by RTE but not by the tribunal.

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Leo Varadkar: This is about low standards and credibility. Politicians should not take money for personal benefit from wealthy people. I do not know why the Taoiseach took the money. I do not know if the reason he took money in Manchester was that some of them were the Manchester investors in the casino project in my constituency. I do not know why the Taoiseach took money from Mr. Michael Wall, a...

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Regarding credibility, most people in the State do not believe the Taoiseach's assertions about his finances. A journalist in the Sunday Independent wrote that if there was a simple explanation, we would have heard it some time ago.

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Nobody believes the Taoiseach's story. Privately, most of those on the Government benches do not believe it. Nobody believes the Taoiseach did not have a bank account. The only reason he did not have a bank account in that period is worrying and sinister. Nobody believes his claim that the dig-out came from friends. Even Mr. Padraic O'Connor of NCB Stockbrokers, for example, denies that...

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Leo Varadkar: History will judge him and, in some ways, as a successful Taoiseach. It will also judge his years as Taoiseach as a lost opportunity to achieve great things done in other booms such as the Adenauer years in Germany or the post-war years in America.

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Sadly, this dark affair will darken the Taoiseach's record in the same way as Tony Blair's involvement in Iraq or Bill Clinton's corruption and personal scandals darkened theirs. History will judge the Taoiseach as being both devious and cunning, in the words of his mentor, master and, clearly, role model.

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Leo Varadkar: The Minister knows well that is not true.

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Leo Varadkar: I appeal to the members of Fianna Fáil, the party of de Valera, Lemass and Lynch, to save the dignity of their once noble party by removing this man and supporting the motion of no confidence.

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Leo Varadkar: There is an allegation of wrongdoing.

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Did you swim?