I do believe that the proper course of action would have been for Deputy Foley to absent himself from membership of the DIRT committee altogether.

- The Taoiseach, Mr Ahern

Deputy Foley joins the most elite crΦche to be minded by the indispensable Minister and nanny, Seamus Brennan.

- Ms Nora Owen (Fine Gael)

The Taoiseach has a democratic duty to be accountable to this House, and to the electorate. Deputy Foley's exile in the Fianna Fail sin bin is irrelevant to this crucial matter.

- Ms Roisin Shortall (Labour)