Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

Why has the Taoiseach abandoned the test he set down in the House when we previously discussed this matter a few years ago, when he stated that if somebody sought to present something as a loan, he would need to have incontrovertible, written evidence, including the arrangements for repayment entered into at the time? Why does that not apply in the case of Drumcondra moneys one and two? Incidentally, if the Taoiseach lodged the money from Manchester on the same day as he lodged Drumcondra two, when does that date the event in Manchester? If the Taoiseach tracked the event down to the Four Seasons Hotel, can he, for the sake of completeness, say to the House when that particular event took place?

The Taoiseach cherry-picked the questions he answered and the format facilitates that. In respect of the other €50,000, did that come entirely from his salary and his parliamentary allowances?

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