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

Willie O'Dea: I did not say that.

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

Willie O'Dea: That is a very incorrect version. It is a twisted version.

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

Willie O'Dea: The journalist knows whether I knew I was being taped or not.

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

Willie O'Dea: There was no campaign.

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

Willie O'Dea: This is a distortion. This is typical stickie stuff. This is old stickie, Worker's Party stuff.

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

Willie O'Dea: If they lie deliberately.

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

Willie O'Dea: Except us.

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

Willie O'Dea: I thank Deputy Burton for the compliment.

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

Willie O'Dea: On tape.

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

Willie O'Dea: There is a great deal Deputy Ó Caoláin says that I do not believe either.

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

Willie O'Dea: What of social welfare fraud?

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

Willie O'Dea: Maybe he was reluctant to watch someone get a punishment beating.

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

Willie O'Dea: Last night-----

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

Willie O'Dea: I will come to that in a minute. Last night, I stood before the House to refute the baseless, cynical and malicious allegations that have been made against me in recent days by Members of the parties opposite.

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

Willie O'Dea: No sooner had I reached the end of my statement than Deputy Kenny was on his feet declaring that Fine Gael would table a motion of no confidence in me.

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

Willie O'Dea: Fine Gael had decided this before it had heard a word of what I had to say.

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

Willie O'Dea: It is a classic example of the ready, aim, fire school of political tactics that has become Deputy Kenny's stock in trade.

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

Willie O'Dea: As Deputy Kenny stated, Fine Gael's tabling of a motion of no confidence has nothing to do with what I said or did last April or December.

Departmental Bodies. (17 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: The Deputy has some neck.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (16 Feb 2010)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 501 and 502 together. In the time available it has not been possible to collate figures due to the manual nature of the Reserve Defence Force records system. The military authorities advise me, however, that they are currently preparing this information and as soon as it is available it will be provided directly to the Deputy.I