Michael Kennedy (Dublin North, Fianna Fail)

I am endeavouring to do so.

I remind Deputy Burton, now that she is really getting me on my feet, that when she was last in Government a fundraiser was held at which the by-line was, "get an audience with the Minister for Finance", who was Deputy Quinn, again on whose integrity I cast absolutely no aspersion. However, the dinner was sold on the basis of getting an audience with the Minister for Finance. I do not suggest that anything untoward happened. I merely make the point that the Labour Party utilised whatever bit of influence it had. When Deputy Burton reflects on this——

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