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Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Government has made clear its view on this matter but does the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs believe it is tenable for Nóirín O'Sullivan to remain in situas Garda Commissioner? Notwithstanding the Commissioner's right to due process, if any of these allegations were true - we do not know and it should be without prejudice - her being in situpotentially prejudices the...

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Does the Minister consider that to be a tenable position?

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs did not respond to a direct question I asked.

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: She is about to respond.

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Tusla and a false claim of sexual-----

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Three minutes.

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Maurice McCabe has lifted a rock and what has appeared from underneath it does not look pleasant at all. I want to know from either the Taoiseach or Tánaiste is whether they will be led by what Maurice McCabe, the brave whistleblower, has asked for in terms of answering the questions. I note the Minister, Deputy Zappone, has responded to the questions that relate to her Department and...

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have another question.

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have one more question.

Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Will it go to committee?

Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The time proposed for the meeting of the Business Committee is only acceptable if the Taoiseach indicates that the Government, at the committee, will be agreeable to have the relevant Ministers make statements and take questions. A debate must then follow and this must happen today. Otherwise, we will not agree to shunt the issue off to a meeting of the Business Committee which will then...

Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The question was about statements from Ministers.

Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We first want an answer to our question on statements.

Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We need the Taoiseach to answer the question.

Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We did not hear the Taoiseach's answer.

Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: A Cheann Comhairle-----

Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Tribunal.

Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Order of Business is completely unacceptable. While the issue of the smear campaign against Maurice McCabe can be dealt with by a public commission of investigation, that is not the only issue at stake here. There are questions which need to be answered in terms of the Taoiseach's management and the management by Ministers of the Government. At the very least, the Tánaiste, the...

Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We still need a debate

Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Not agreed. No way.