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Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (20 Apr 2010)

Willie O'Dea: Question 768: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the proposed sewerage extension to Mungret, County Limerick will be authorised to proceed. [14759/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (18 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: My Department is fully supportive of the Irish Blood Transfusion Board (IBTB) and the important work that it does. There is an ongoing commitment by my Department to facilitate and organise groups of staff to donate blood at the IBTB clinics about twice a year. Health and Safety regulations require staff to clock out when away from their place of work. However, when clinics are scheduled...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (18 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: The military authorities advise me that an application for payment of the instructors allowance has been received. The basis and circumstances of the application are currently under investigation.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Allowances: Defence Forces Allowances (18 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: A claim has been received from the Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association (PDFORRA) in relation to this matter. In accordance with normal procedures the Association's claim is being dealt with under the Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme (C&A Scheme) for members of the Permanent Defence Force and is the subject of correspondence between the Department and the...

Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (18 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: There are no cloud computing systems in use in my Department.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (17 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: At the request of the person concerned, estimates (based on current pay scales and tax provisions) of pension entitlements have already been provided. If any additional details are required, the Human Resources Branch (Civilian Employees Section) of my Department will be happy to be of assistance.

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

Willie O'Dea: The fact that my opposite number on the Fine Gael benches has not contributed to this debate would indicate to me that this has nothing to do with my work as the Minister for Defence.

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

Willie O'Dea: Rather it has to do with Deputy Kenny's recent declaration to his parliamentary party in the aftermath of the George Lee debacle that "what I'm going to do now is be myself."

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

Willie O'Dea: Am I entitled to make my statement; yes or no?

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

Willie O'Dea: All I can say is that whoever advised Deputy Kenny to be himself could not have given him worse advice.

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

Willie O'Dea: The proof of this is that the case was settled in the High Court on 21 December-----

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

Willie O'Dea: -----but it has taken until now - two months later - for Deputy Kenny to decide that this is a matter that, in his own words, he believes "goes to the very heart of the standards, judgment and ethics displayed at the top of this Government". It is not as if he could not have known about the case and my apology. It was widely reported in the media on 21 December and 22 December.

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

Willie O'Dea: One of Deputy Kenny's Senators issued a statement on the day the case was finalised in court, yet Deputy Kenny did not regard it as going to the very heart of anything at that point. On 2 February Senator Regan raised the allegations in Seanad Éireann but again Deputy Kenny did not regard it as going to the very heart of anything.

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

Willie O'Dea: Deputy Kenny reminds me of the famous quotation about Henry James - that he has a mind so fine that no idea could violate it.

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

Willie O'Dea: In Deputy Kenny's case, he has a brilliant mind until he makes it up.

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

Willie O'Dea: What we are witnessing since the departure of the former Deputy George Lee back to a career in television is the opening performance of the new improved "Enda Kenny Show". It is more a sitcom than a documentary and like most sitcoms it is destined to be cancelled early in the season. I do not expect any of the Deputies opposite in the Fine Gael Party-----

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

Willie O'Dea: It would not be reasonable to expect them to vote confidence in me when they find it so hard to vote confidence in their own leader.

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

Willie O'Dea: Let me remind the House of the actual and verifiable facts that I placed on the record of the House last night. The settlement that was agreed before the High Court and which was finalised in proceedings of 21 December contained this key paragraph: "It is not suggested by Mr. Quinlivan that Mr. O'Dea acted other than innocently in making such denial and he accepts that there was no intention...

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

Willie O'Dea: I have openly and fully acknowledged that my recollection of some of what I said in the interview with the journalist as described in my original affidavit was mistaken. I corrected the mistake on the day, not four months later. On the day I realised it, I corrected the mistake. I admitted the mistake and apologised for it. I have never denied saying what was reported in the The Limerick...

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

Willie O'Dea: To put it in context, the remarks concerned an apartment owned by Brixton prison escapee Nessan Quinlivan - who shot his way out of Brixton prison-----