McDowell, MichaelWednesday, 10 June 1987 |
Dáil Eireann Debate
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Court Case Adjudications: Statements.
I want at the outset to indicate that I have a personal involvement with some of the issues raised in this matter by Deputy Barrett. I was asked by the Attorney General, after my call to the Inner B...
The answer to the Deputy is that he informed Mr. Stephen McGrath of the Irish Independent Group of Newpapers yesterday who contacted me to tell me that. If the Senator watching the debate wants to kn...
In the event, the embarrassment is all his.
I want to thank the many journalists and Members of this House who discounted Deputy Barrett's attempt to smear me, who would have none of it and expressed revulsion at his behaviour. My advice to De...
I came into politics with my integrity, both professional and personal, in one piece and I will leave politics with my professional and personal reputation in one piece.
How vile and mean tactics such as have been employed by Deputy Barrett today against the wishes of senior people in his party are contemptible and I throw them back in his face. I regard the rest of...
I regard this as a disgraceful chapter in Fine Gael's circumstances. I know that that party in the last election used to phrase “breaking out of a vicious circle”. If the ethics and the standards of ...
I assure the Minister——
I have limited time to finish my contribution but I am aware that Deputy Barrett was facilitated in this matter by the Government.
I am aware of the motivation behind it and I will not be deflected from any remarks I have made to this House. I will stand over everything I have said both inside and outside the House. I will not ...
Estimates, 1987. - Vote 1: President's Establishment.
I shall be very brief. I have had a full day and I want to finish reasonably early this evening. I do not want to delay anybody unduly. There are a number of things I wanted to raise with the Minist...
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