Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

I already gave as full information as I have about Manchester. I answered the questions fully. I paid £180,000 for my house. I had a mortgage of £150,000 and £30,000 from my own accounts. I put all of that information in the public domain.

Regarding whether I paid this, that or the other tax, I am entitled to state what tax I paid. It extraordinary that I am being asked during Leaders Questions why I paid gift tax or on what I paid capital gains tax. If the House really wants to know and if it would make such an enormous difference to the House, it was when a policy I held moved from a mutual one to shares. Like everyone else with a similar policy, I was given the calculated amount which was subject to capital gains tax. Hundreds of thousands of others also paid it. I paid gift tax on a matter which has nothing to do with the tribunal and one will not hear about it at the tribunal. One must comply with the law and regulations. If the only issue in the country today is my paying capital gains tax, or gift tax or how much I paid for my house, it is a sad day for this House.

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