Top: Maitiú Ó Tuathail, formerly of the now defunct National Association of General Practitioners (NAGP); Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty (left) and Tanaiste Leo Varadkar
This morning.
Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio One.
“We know that the leader of Fine Gael and the Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has been questioned as part of that, he’s central to this investigation.
“We understand that it’s under the corruption act and now the file is gone to the DPP (Director of Public Prosecution), and it will be up to them to decide whether a crime has been committed and whether they have the necessary threshold to look at prosecution, if indeed a crime has been committed.
“But what we do know is that Leo Varadkar leaked this document – he has admitted to that.
“What we do know is that he went to lengths to ensure that that document got to his friend, he had that document couriered to the government jet.
“He didn’t send it to the offices of the NAGP, which are across the street from the Dáil, he sent it to his private address.
“We do know that the text messages which looked at the process to give his friend that document were deleted from his mobile phone.
“Those messages were deleted, however, earlier messages to Maitiú Ó Tuathail still were on his mobile phone, so we do know he gave confidential information, which was valuable information to that organisation at the time, to his friend, and on that basis Leo Varadkar should not have remained in office.”
Meanwhile…
…Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan said on Newstalk:
“I’m very happy to let her [the DPP) do her work and I don’t think it will interfere in the meantime in Government work.
“Let’s wait her response to the work the guards have done.
“I don’t want, particularly as a Government Minister, to start speculating on what the outcome of her work might be, I think it’s better to let her do it.”
Sinn Féin calls for general election before return of Leo Varadkar as taoiseach (BreakingNews)
Meanwhile…
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