Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Ba mhaith liom tacú leis an éileamh atá déanta le go mbeadh díospóireacht againn sa Teach seo maidir leis an "fiasco" a bhaineann le Siteserv. That the Government parties could state they were not aware of the issues around the inquiry into Siteserv and related matters was quite incredible as issues around the terms of reference for the commission of inquiry had been raised as far as back as June in the Houses. There were specific media reports in September on the particular issue that has arisen. It is an absolute disgrace that, when we have an issue as significant as this, with hundreds of millions of euro of taxpayer's money in question in the context of how the deals were made, the Government has botched it yet again. However, the Government parties were dragged kicking and screaming to set up the inquiry in the first place. It was pointed out previously that this inquiry was not fit for purpose. There are also concerns around other institutions such as NAMA. The House has an important role to play and the person who should show leadership on this issue and come in to address the House is the Taoiseach. He should come to make a statement to clarify exactly what will be done to ensure the commission will be put back on the right track and that whatever legal impediments there are will be overcome as quickly as possible to make sure the Siteserv issue and related matters will be dealt with this side of a general election. The obvious claim being made is that the Government parties are trying to kick to touch, that they do not want the truth to come out and that this has been the track from day one.It would be appalling if that were to happen. The matter is so serious that the Taoiseach should grace us with his presence in the House. He has not been here often but this issue is of sufficient magnitude that it should be addressed here as soon as possible by the Taoiseach.