Passport controversy: Roche attacks Opposition

Minister for European Affairs Dick Roche has mounted an attack on the Opposition this morning for raising fresh questions about the Taoiseach's credibility.

Fine Gael has demanded that Bertie Ahern answer questions about his relationship with Norman Turner after it emerged that a passport for Manchester businessman Norman Turner was channelled through his (Mr Ahern's) office while he was Minister for Finance in 1994.