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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Okay. Maybe you would like to say that outside of this House, Tánaiste.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Will you say that? Will you make that comment outside of this House?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Look, Tánaiste, I know what you are up to. You are trying to distract attention from yourself-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: -----so do not be playing those games with us.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: No. That is exactly what you want to do.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I am not going to be drawn into those silly games.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: If you want to play those games with Sinn Féin, you are very welcome to do that but we are not going to participate.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Will you say that outside as well?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: You are very brave when you have the protection of this House.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I know that today the Tánaiste will be feeling relieved that the Standards in Public Office Commission, SIPO, has announced it will not be investigating his leak of a draft GP contract to one of his friends back in April 2019. In a statement last night, he said he had been cleared of "any breach of ethics or standards". I can understand why he said that, but it would be much more...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I am speaking about Fine Gael and its role here.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Let us keep the focus there.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Let us keep the focus there.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I asked the Tánaiste a question. Is he satisfied that SIPO is sufficiently empowered to investigate the decisions of taoisigh when necessary? I would appreciate an answer to that. I also asked when we are likely to see the publication of updated ethics legislation. I remind the Tánaiste that this legislation goes back many years. We have been promised this updated legislation...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I am quite disappointed the Tánaiste did not answer mine.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Why are you trying to distract attention from yourself, Tánaiste?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Why are you doing this?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: Why are you trying to distract attention from yourself, Tánaiste?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Vacant Properties (10 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: It is a serious dereliction of duty for the Minister, and the Government, not to take action to unlock the availability of the property.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Vacant Properties (10 Nov 2022)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister has not really addressed the question I asked. In the context of a situation where somebody can continue to sit on a vacant property, which will increase by, say, 10% to 12%, over a year, how will a tax of 0.3% make any difference? Could he be straight with us? What exactly is his rationale here? Has he based his belief on any evidence whatsoever? The other point I would...