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Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: These were the sentiments of Members currently in Government because a letter did not issue on time from the Department of Justice. In this case the taxpayer is liable to a bill of up to €2 billion for this debacle and the Supreme Court said the Minister could not but have known about it. He said it was beyond doubt after 2001. We know that his junior Ministers and himself were minuted at a...

Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach has contrived to evade his accountability to this House by delaying the publication of the report until after Leaders' Questions today——

Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: ——when he will escape for five weeks. In the case of the terrible tragedy of the tsunami, public interest had abated in it after five weeks.

Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach believes that the same public interest will be abated here, but the taxpayer has to pay the price for political culpability.

Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach has answered nothing.

Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach has answered nothing.

Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach said he has answered questions, but he has not answered any questions. He said the existence of this problem was known in 1976. Was it known in 1978, when Mr. Ronan Keane provided legal advice to that effect? Was it known in 1988, or in 2001 when the Supreme Court said it was beyond doubt? Was it known in 2003, when the Minister, Deputy Martin, was late for a meeting of the...

Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach has contrived, by the clever use of parliamentary tactics, to evade his responsibility to the House.

Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: He has over-ruled the Tánaiste, who wanted to publish the report yesterday. He is sheltering an incompetent Minister.

Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I ask the Taoiseach, before he flits across the world, to tell the House whether he still has confidence in the man who is now Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. How can he reconcile the Government's action in this regard with his fine words in Opposition about the core of——

Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I have a great quote from the Minister, Deputy Dermot Ahern.

Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: He said: "at the very centre of political character there has always resided the principle of accountability".

Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Will the Taoiseach concede a debate in the House?

Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Will he say whether he has confidence in the Minister, Deputy Martin?

Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Not at all.

Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I have the minutes.

Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I have the minutes.

Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I was not there — you were.

Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: How could I read the agenda? You are the one who was there.

Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: You were there too — shut up.