Before coming to the Order of Business I propose to deal with a number of related notices under Standing Order 31 from Deputies John Bruton, Quinn and Gormley. I propose to call on the Deputies in the order in which they submitted their notices to my office. I call on Deputy John Bruton to state the matter of which he has given notice to me.
Request to Move Adjournment of Dáil Under Standing Order 31.
I seek the Adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss the following matters of urgent public importance: the admission by a Government source today that money has been accepted by Fianna Fáil from a passports for investment investor; the allegation that the then treasurer of Fianna Fáil, now Taoiseach, was aware of this and the claim that an offer of immunity to someone willing to testify to the Flood tribunal on these matters was withdrawn.
In accordance with Standing Order 31, I request the Adjournment of the Dáil to discuss the following: the allegations made in a newspaper article that a sum of around £10,000 was diverted from the account of a passport investor to a Fianna Fáil controlled account in another financial institution in 1993 at a time when the Taoiseach was treasurer of the Fianna Fáil Party and the need for the Taoiseach to make a full statement on the matter.
I request that the business of the House be suspended to allow time for a debate on the revelations that a transfer of £10,000 from an ICC account of a passport investor to a Fianna Fáil account in another institution took place in 1993 while the Taoiseach was treasurer of the party.
I consider the matter to be one contemplated by the Standing Order and, accordingly, to be in order. As Deputy John Bruton's motion was received first, I propose to take his motion. I now ask the Deputies who support the request to rise.
More than 12 Deputies rose.
I grant leave to take the motion. In accordance with Standing Orders, it shall be taken at 3.30 p.m. or at such other time today as the Dáil may appoint.