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Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Conor Lenihan: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for giving me the opportunity to speak to the motion. I have known the Taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern, for the best part of 20 years and made a judgment call on him 20 years ago. I believed him to be a fresh wind blowing through our political party. I viewed him as being a distinctly different person and character to the people who had gone before him....

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Conor Lenihan: The manner in which the House is dealing with this matter highlights the death of any charitable instinct in the Opposition parties. I do not believe any Member, least of all myself, could remember after 14 years detailed transactions in his or her personal finances, particularly in the fevered atmosphere following a difficult and turbulent marriage breakdown. There is no point in the...

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Conor Lenihan: I challenge any Member to meet the so-called high standards applied by the so-called Opposition. It is interesting that some of the matters involving the Opposition are conveniently ignored. People, including some elements of the media, have misrepresented the Taoiseach in the matter of non-co-operation with the tribunal. Deputy Enright repeated the claim this evening that Deputy Bertie...

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Conor Lenihan: As recently as last Monday, Judge Alan Mahon said there was no issue of non-compliance from the Taoiseach. Deputy Enright may not be a lawyer but she is guilty of a very fundamental confusion——

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Conor Lenihan: That does not speak well for her either. What I am about to say may come as a surprise to her.

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Conor Lenihan: Quoting counsel for the tribunal is not quoting the tribunal itself. Counsel only facilitates the tribunal. The three judges are in fact the tribunal.

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Conor Lenihan: When the Deputy attributes statements from the counsel to the tribunal, she is not quoting the tribunal.

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Conor Lenihan: The Deputy was being mischievous with the facts and twisting them to her own purpose.

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Conor Lenihan: Every Fianna Fáil Party Member will support Deputy Bertie Ahern because he is the best leader we have had since the foundation of the State. He is the most successful Taoiseach but he is also an ordinary human being who makes mistakes and has an imperfect memory from time to time.

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Conor Lenihan: He has never claimed to be perfect. He has never claimed the high moral ground which those on the other side of the House claim. He has never worn his morality on his sleeve like those Members who had truck with the Soviet regime and now want to lecture us on money and political morality. That is hypocritical. That was a party that published documents funded by the Soviet Union. It had...

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Conor Lenihan: Deputy Kenny should get a new line.

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Conor Lenihan: The Deputy never resigned — he just changed parties.

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Conor Lenihan: Would Deputy Gilmore like to account for the Moscow money now?

Order of Business (5 Jul 2007)

Conor Lenihan: Deputy O'Rourke will speak for Deputy Rabbitte.

Written Answers — Integration Policy: Integration Policy (27 Jun 2007)

Conor Lenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 273 to 277, inclusive, together. It can be expected that the Office of the Minister for Integration will be structured along similar lines to the Office of the Minister for Children and it will be among my first tasks to secure appropriate resources both in terms of staff and funding for the new Office. As a first step, staff from the integration unit of...

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Conor Lenihan: Hear, hear.

Nomination of Taoiseach. (14 Jun 2007)

Conor Lenihan: If the cap fits.

Order of Business (25 Apr 2007)

Conor Lenihan: That is all in the Deputy's mind.

Order of Business (24 Apr 2007)

Conor Lenihan: Do the Opposition parties feel the need to stamp on each other?

Order of Business (24 Apr 2007)

Conor Lenihan: It was daytime. Deputy Rabbitte was in RTE canvassing in Donnybrook and doing a good job.