Taoiseach says further revelations about additional barter accounts is another ‘disquieting development’
The Taoiseach was responding to Sinn Féin deputy leader Pearse Doherty during Leaders’ Questions. Mr Pearse said he did not have confidence in the executive board and asked whether Mr Varadkar did.
“They have told us there was only one barter account. Now either they didn’t know that there was three or it was sheer incompetence,” he said. “For me now to condemn en masse an entire executive board made up of several different people who would have had several different roles would not only be unfair, it would potentially leave the State open to compensation claims under constructive dismissal,” he said.
Mr Varadkar said Minister for Media Catherine Martin would be meeting RTÉ's chairwoman on Thursday and the Government intended to have a “forensic accountant” in place next week.
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