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- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Appointments to State Boards (15 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: I make appointments to the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) in accordance with the provisions of the National Economic and Social Development Office Act 2006, and the National Economic and Social Council (Alteration of Composition) Order 2010 - SI 603/2010. The legislation provides that I appoint up to 20 members on the nomination of the organisations and interests set out, up to...
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: The Minister of State, Deputy Catherine Byrne, can rest assured that the issue is to determine the truth of whether there was a deliberate smear campaign by senior gardaí against Sergeant McCabe. The tribunal of inquiry must be comprehensive, fair and balanced to all persons associated with it. We understand the stress, pressure and distress of the McCabe family. The Minister of State...
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: I assure the Deputy that I was listening to him and I had to take out the ear piece because he has blown the head off me.
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: As I said in respect of the "Prime Time" programme, that became very clear. Deputy McGuinness made comments here but he did not specify what the issue was. In respect of the allegations of the smear campaign, that became perfectly obvious after the RTE programme.
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: I referred to a question earlier in regard to a letter that came to me through Deputy Micheál Martin about the process that was involved in carrying out an investigation of a case a number of years ago where it had been determined by the Director of Public Prosecutions that no further action should be taken. I have put that on the record already.
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Howlin raised a matter here in respect of which he was pulled up by the Ceann Comhairle for his actions. Had Deputy Jonathan O'Brien heard those allegations before?
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: And I am telling him that I heard it after the "Prime Time" programme. I have already said that three times.
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: Yes. Of course I heard him, and I heard the Ceann Comhairle and I answered Deputy Howlin.
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: I have already put on the record in respect of a letter that was received about a case that the Director of Public Prosecutions had heard and had dismissed.
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: That letter was about the process of examination and the way the procedure was dealt with.
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: I referred before to the meeting of the Minister, Deputy Zappone, with Sergeant McCabe, and that was a meeting that was held as a private meeting, but the Minister had officials with her, an account was taken of that meeting and an account of that is available and was sent by the Secretary General of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs to my own Secretary General last evening....
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: That is the status of the meeting.
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: That is the status of the meeting.
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: After the "Prime Time" programme last Thursday night.
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: I have answered this before. Mr. Justice Iarfhlaith O'Neill responded after assessing and examining two protected disclosures. The Deputy will be aware that one cannot see or read the protected disclosures because they go to a particular Minister; therefore, the Cabinet was considering the terms of reference drafted by Mr. Justice O'Neill to cover all of the issues in respect of the people...
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: -----and that was agreed by the justice who was appointed to look after the commission of investigation, who said that the terms of reference were sufficiently flexible to deal with the issues but also to deal with all of the evidence that he had seen arising from the "Prime Time" programme on the Thursday night.
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: "Criminal misconduct"-----
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: "Criminal misconduct" is the broad term that is used in respect of the protected disclosure and the Cabinet was considering the terms of reference, not drafted by the Cabinet but drafted by Mr. Justice O'Neill, to deal with all of these matters.
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: Mr. Justice Charleton said that all of the relevant matters that he had seen on the "Prime Time" programme-----
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: -----on the Thursday night were covered in the terms of reference.