Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

Cuireann sé áthas orm labhairt anseo ar tionscnamh CLÁR, cur síos a dhéanamh ar an obair atá ar bun, na cúiseanna atá leis na tograithe éagsúla atá roghnaithe againn agus deis a bheith agam éisteacht lena bheas le rá ag Seanadóirí.

I dtosach báire, déanfaidh mé tagairt do rud a dúradh sa Seanad le gairid, rud gan bunústromchúiseach. Before I speak generally on theCLÁR programme, I wish to raise a very serious issue regarding the abuse of parliamentaryprivilege by Senator Ulick Burke in the Seanad. Recently, the Senator accused me in the Seanad of using funds under the CLÁR programme as a slush fund. This is not the first time that Senator Burke has made this allegation and I feel it incumbent on me as a result to defend myself against baseless untruths from the Senator.