Ahern ‘should quit if he doesn’t give answers’

THE Taoiseach should resign if he fails to answer critical questions over why he appointed Ray Burke to Cabinet, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny said yesterday.

Ahern ‘should quit if he doesn’t give answers’

After a stormy Dáil session dominated by calls for a full debate on the Flood Tribunal, Mr Kenny said it was time for Bertie Ahern to offer a detailed explanation of Mr Burke’s appointment in 1997.

“I believe that for him the ebb-tide has begun to flow. It is my opinion that if he fails to answer all the critical questions, fully and completely, that he should consider his position and step down as Taoiseach,” Mr Kenny said.

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