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- Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (21 Mar 2006)
John Gormley: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on his recent speech to the annual general meeting of the Irish Farmhouse Holidays organisation. [10787/06]
- Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (21 Mar 2006)
John Gormley: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the evaluation of the RAPID programme being carried out by a company (details supplied) will be made available to the public upon its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10786/06]
- Political Donations and Planning: Motion. (21 Mar 2006)
John Gormley: When I became a Member almost nine years ago the revelations regarding the former Minister, Ray Burke, surfaced. It is important to cast our minds back to that time. I have the distinction of being the first Deputy to call for the resignation of the former Minister, Ray Burke. At the time a commentator said to me that it was a low blow. It was not, it was the truth. I remember a Fianna Fail...
- Political Donations and Planning: Motion. (21 Mar 2006)
John Gormley: It is on the record that there were others who voted with Liam Lawlor in the 1980s. That was published in The Sunday Business Post and it is worth going back over it because it reveals the reason the Tánaiste, Deputy Harney, does not take action against anybody on the opposite benches. It states: The Tánaiste proposed or seconded seven motions with the former Deputy Lawlor for section 4...
- Political Donations and Planning: Motion. (21 Mar 2006)
John Gormley: I am simply reporting what is contained in a newspaper report.
- Political Donations and Planning: Motion. (21 Mar 2006)
John Gormley: I am saying there is a newspaper report stating all of this information. It states that at that stage, a report had identified the Tánaisteââ
- Political Donations and Planning: Motion. (21 Mar 2006)
John Gormley: ââas one of the most active councillors for moving the notorious section 4 and material contravention motions between 1982 and 1983. It further states: Having proposed ten motions, she occupied joint second spot with two other councillors on the 78 member council. Deputy Lawlor only came in fourth, so he was not up there with the best of them.
- Political Donations and Planning: Motion. (21 Mar 2006)
John Gormley: The Minister, Deputy Roche, said I would not repeat this outside the House, but I certainly would repeat it outside the House.
- Political Donations and Planning: Motion. (21 Mar 2006)
John Gormley: I do not abuse Dáil privilege. I deal in facts and the truth.
- Political Donations and Planning: Motion. (21 Mar 2006)
John Gormley: This is the truth.
- Political Donations and Planning: Motion. (21 Mar 2006)
John Gormley: The article further states: Deputy Harney was even more active with section 4 planning motions in 1980 and 1981, working closely with the late Seán Walsh. Deputy Harney proposed or seconded 12 section 4s with the former Fianna Fáil TD. Is it any wonder the Tánaiste does not take action against Fianna Fáil Deputies? This is the Tánaiste whose colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality...
- Political Donations and Planning: Motion. (21 Mar 2006)
John Gormley: I have simply quoted the truth.
- Political Donations and Planning: Motion. (21 Mar 2006)
John Gormley: May I make one simple observation? You are quite assiduous in dealing with my behaviour but you were not assiduous in dealing with the behaviour here of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, when he madeââ
- Political Donations and Planning: Motion. (21 Mar 2006)
John Gormley: ââa disgraceful remark about me.
- Political Donations and Planning: Motion. (21 Mar 2006)
John Gormley: There was no reprimand, yet you are taking me to task now for telling the truth. It is the truth, a Cheann Comhairle. That is why this motion is important and we hope to get the support of all right thinking Deputies.
- Political Donations and Planning: Motion. (21 Mar 2006)
John Gormley: The Minister is an absolute disgrace.
- Political Donations and Planning: Motion. (21 Mar 2006)
John Gormley: Who does? Everyone would think we all are at it but we are not.
- Political Donations and Planning: Motion. (21 Mar 2006)
John Gormley: Who wrote this ridiculous speech for the Minister? Did he write it himself?
- Political Donations and Planning: Motion. (21 Mar 2006)
John Gormley: What about the Minister's script?
- Political Donations and Planning: Motion. (21 Mar 2006)
John Gormley: I thought there was something about Deputy Cuffe in the script that the Minister seems to have skipped.