Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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Go raibh maith agat. A quote from Dr. Byrne's book, Political Corruption in Ireland 1922-2010: A Crooked Harp, which has been mentioned before states, "A corrupt Act can be camouflaged by lawful justification". I think Dr. Byrne has referenced events which may have happened in the 1970s and 1980s. Legislation was not in place at the time but if today's legislation was applied then, it would be questionable to say the least. In regard to the subject matter that this inquiry is investigating, primarily the banking collapse but many other areas from 1992 onwards, does Dr. Byrne believe that statement holds for that period of time and the subject matter under this investigation, or that it is not relevant to the issues we are discussing?