Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

In answer to Deputy Bruton's question of whether I am making a new explanation on the other money, I am not. I linked them in the television programme, on which I did not have all day and obviously could not go into detail, because they were linked anyway. It was not a new explanation and I linked them from the start. I have said it was a misjudgment and an error in terms of looking back on it after two weeks of debate, but it was not in breach of tax law or the code of conduct which a Minister has to follow. All my political life, I have tried to be as careful as I possibly can on these issues and I was extremely careful over the years, so it was not in breach. Looking at how these things can be taken, it was a misjudgment.

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