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Leaders' Questions. (28 Jun 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The national aquatic centre has drawn well deserved admiration from those who have visited and used the facilities since the centre was opened just over two years ago.

Leaders' Questions. (28 Jun 2005)

Bertie Ahern: It has successfully hosted the Special Olympics Summer Games and later in the same year the European short course championships, both to significant acclaim. In its first year of operation it had close to 1 million visitors which placed it among the top attractions in the country.

Leaders' Questions. (28 Jun 2005)

Bertie Ahern: It continues to be equally popular as a facility for those who love water sports, especially young people, tourists and swimmers of all ages and abilities. Deputy Kenny has referred to a statement made last week by my colleague, the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, who said the capital expenditure provision represented value for money. I fully agree with him.

Leaders' Questions. (28 Jun 2005)

Bertie Ahern: It is one of them.

Leaders' Questions. (28 Jun 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The wind.

Leaders' Questions. (28 Jun 2005)

Bertie Ahern: While I am hugely powerful, I am not the one who will organise it.

Leaders' Questions. (28 Jun 2005)

Bertie Ahern: It blew off a lot of them.

Leaders' Questions. (28 Jun 2005)

Bertie Ahern: Since Deputy Kenny has asked for my opinion, the Government is not happy with the performance of the company. While it has done a very good job in Killarney in the Kerry operation, it has not done a good job in this case. That is the reason CSID has brought the company to court. I support the action being taken. Obviously, I do not stand over the remarks made at the time. I have already...

Leaders' Questions. (28 Jun 2005)

Bertie Ahern: ——and bringing endless enjoyment to adults and children, day in, day out, as well as providing a top class facility for our swimming athletes. I was in it ten days ago for a national swimming competition in which children and teenagers from all over the country participated. Since the issues are being dealt with in the courts, CSID is constrained from dealing with them in the media while...

Leaders' Questions. (28 Jun 2005)

Bertie Ahern: Deputy Rabbitte made two points. As we approach the school summer holidays thousands of children throughout the country are using the National Aquatic Centre every day. Therefore, the Deputy is badly informed on this issue and totally wrong. In February 1999, Assistant Commissioner Carty was appointed by the Garda Commissioner to investigate allegations that gardaí in Donegal had engaged in...

Leaders' Questions. (28 Jun 2005)

Bertie Ahern: Deputy Rabbitte wanted to ignore a judge in the last case and now he wants to ignore the Director of Public Prosecutions. I ask him to please listen. At that stage the Director of Public Prosecutions was considering the Carty report and its recommendations and prosecutions. A number of civil actions related to Donegal were well under way and a number of complaints were then with the Garda...

Leaders' Questions. (28 Jun 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The Attorney General replied in June 2001. He required sight of the full Carty report. The Attorney General, while agreeing that a public inquiry was the most attractive option, advised that since tribunals had to be conducted in public it would seriously prejudice the pending prosecutions. He also advised that a tribunal could be established if the truth did not emerge in the pending court...

Leaders' Questions. (28 Jun 2005)

Bertie Ahern: Deputy Rabbitte, as always, makes a——

Leaders' Questions. (28 Jun 2005)

Bertie Ahern: ——number of propositions, which he knows are untrue.

Leaders' Questions. (28 Jun 2005)

Bertie Ahern: With regard to the quote by the Minister, Deputy O'Donoghue, to which he referred, Deputy Rabbitte knows that previously the Minister made it very clear what was the position about the stated facts.

Leaders' Questions. (28 Jun 2005)

Bertie Ahern: It is in the document.

Leaders' Questions. (28 Jun 2005)

Bertie Ahern: It is part of the section of the document Deputy Rabbitte raised.

Leaders' Questions. (28 Jun 2005)

Bertie Ahern: On the issue——

Leaders' Questions. (28 Jun 2005)

Bertie Ahern: On the issue of the 37-page document, it did not come to a conclusion as to who was——

Leaders' Questions. (28 Jun 2005)

Bertie Ahern: I am answering Deputy Rabbitte. Why do other Deputies keep jutting in? I am trying to answer Deputy Rabbitte.