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

Enda Kenny: No, I was not aware of any of the details of the discussion the Minister, Deputy Zappone, had with the McCabe family and I was not aware of any of the details contained in the Tusla file. What the Minister did say to me was that she had met the McCabes and that they had discussed false allegations of sexual abuse that had been sent to Tusla.

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

Enda Kenny: The Cabinet was meeting to adopt terms of reference set out by Mr. Justice O'Neill regarding matters that clearly were of a sexual nature. The Minister, Deputy Zappone, is the Minister with responsibility for Tusla. Obviously, she had said that the discussion she had had with the McCabes, without giving me any detail, had been about false allegations of a sexual nature that had been made to...

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

Enda Kenny: Will Deputy Coppinger repeat her question?

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

Enda Kenny: I had looked at the terms of reference and I was clear in my mind that anything to do with allegations of a sexual nature would be covered by the terms of reference.

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

Enda Kenny: Yes. I said these will be covered in the terms of reference because they were false allegations of a sexual nature but I want to make it clear again that in informing me that she had met the McCabe family, she did not tell me the detail of the discussion she had with the McCabes or of the existence of a file in Tusla and the contents of that file.

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

Enda Kenny: No, I am not.

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

Enda Kenny: The Deputy is incorrect. The Cabinet was considering the terms of reference as set out for the Government by Mr. Justice O'Neill. Clearly, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs has responsibility for Tusla. She informed me before the meeting that she had met with the McCabes, that questions of false allegations of a sexual nature-----

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

Enda Kenny: The letter Deputy McDonald refers to was a letter in respect of how a case that had been dismissed by the DPP had been handled by the Garda. It has nothing to do with the current exposés on the "Prime Time" programme or the so-called Tusla file. The letter was a complaint about how the process and the procedure was handled. That case had already been previously dismissed by the DPP.

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

Enda Kenny: I actually told the truth today in the House. I reflected-----

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

Enda Kenny: -----on many things that come my way on the average day. As I pointed out today, and as the Minister, Deputy Zappone, pointed out, her office informed my office of her intention to meet with the McCabe family. That was relayed to me. In all of the activity, I was mistaken in saying that I had actually spoken to the Minister about her meeting with the McCabes.

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

Enda Kenny: She did inform me just before the Cabinet meeting began that she had met with the McCabes and that they had discussed false sexual allegations against the sergeant. She did not make me aware of the existence of a file in Tusla or of any contents of that file------

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

Enda Kenny: She did not make me aware of any of the content of the discussion that she had with Sergeant McCabe or his wife.

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

Enda Kenny: The Minister said that she had discussed false allegations that had been made to Tusla about Sergeant McCabe. The Cabinet was in session dealing with protected disclosures, which it is not-----

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

Enda Kenny: -----allowed to discuss the content of. Obviously, the terms of reference had been set out for the commission of investigation by Mr. Justice Iarfhlaith O'Neill.

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

Enda Kenny: I have answered this before. I do not deal in rumours, hearsay or allegations. Deputy Adams's question is irrelevant to the central issue here - how to define and determine the truth of a central issue, namely, senior gardaí carrying out a deliberate smear campaign against Sergeant McCabe and his family.

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

Enda Kenny: The Government was considering the setting up of a commission of investigation arising from two protected disclosures dealing with matters of sexual allegations. The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs is the Minister responsible for Tusla. My assumption was that the terms of reference would cover that. That was clarified by the judge appointed at the time to conduct the commission of...

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

Enda Kenny: I think Deputy Micheál Martin presented a number of issues from the far side of the House about matters of importance. That was transferred by me to the Minister for Justice and Equality. It was transferred to the independent review mechanism, which was assessed by legal opinion and all of that. It is a matter that was handled from my Department to the Department of Justice and...

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

Enda Kenny: The sole objective of the Government in regard to the shocking allegations that are now in the public domain has been and remains getting the full truth for all of those involved. These allegations are extremely grave. At their heart is the suggestion that there was a deliberate smear campaign against Sergeant Maurice McCabe based on false claims of sexual abuse and that that campaign was...

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

Enda Kenny: I will have a copy circulated.

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

Enda Kenny: Some in the House have suggested that the Government tried to constrain the work of the commission. I utterly reject that assertion. Not only did it accept Mr. Justice O'Neill's draft terms of reference in full but the Tánaiste agreed to accept some amendments from Opposition parties and to consider others. It has now emerged that Sergeant McCabe has indicated that he is not happy to...