It is a bit unfair on me that when you correct the record quickly, you are accused of a loss of memory, senility or something else.
- The Taoiseach, Mr Ahern
Did you ask the Commissioner why he had not replied to the Fianna Fail general secretary's letter relating to the £50,000 and what had happened?
- The Fine Gael leader, Mr John Bruton
No, I did not. I did not raise any of these matters with Mr Flynn because any of the meetings I had with him were on EU business and matters to do with Ireland.
- Mr Ahern
I (a) never arranged a meeting [with Mr Gilmartin] or (b) was never in attendance at such a meeting.
- Mr Liam Lawlor (FF)
People have difficulty understanding how you did not know about certain donations to Fianna Fail, although officers of the party did.
- Mr Trevor Sargent (Green Party)
Fianna Fail deputies would have no information about who subscribed to the party . . .
- Mr Ahern
Mr Haughey was in receipt of vast sums of private donations from business people, Mr Flynn seemed to have kept for himself a very large sum of money, and Mr Ray Burke was also in receipt of huge sums of money. The Taoiseach knows all these people very well.
- Mr Bruton
I know that many times over the past few years he [Mr Bruton] has probably done a good job trying to impugn me through guilt by association. I would not do that to you. I do no think it is a good thing to do.
- Mr Ahern
