Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

I will not try to get into the business of what happens before or after elections in this regard because it would lead to us trading abuse across the House.

There are a few hundred people on boards related to my Department. I probably know most of them, but none of them are close friends. They are there because they had the right to be nominated. All of them are consumers.

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