Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

The Government will give priority to the legislation in question which will amend the Standards in Public Office Act 2001. The Minister for Finance and his officials will have responsibility for the legislation which will deal with the question of significant loans or gifts from friends which do not have to be recorded at present. That is the key issue on which the Tánaiste and I have agreed. If the Department of Finance wants to include any other matters in the legislation, it can do so. We have agreed to provide for that measure and no other.

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