Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

In July, the very month during which the Taoiseach told the House the Quinn issue with Anglo Irish Bank was being resolved, the Taoiseach was playing golf with Mr. FitzPatrick. Given the comments made by the Taoiseach and on his behalf since the weekend, we have been led to believe he constructed some kind of Chinese wall down the fairway between him and Mr. FitzPatrick, in that they never discussed bank business. I would find it extraordinary - I would even blame the Taoiseach more - if he did not discuss the bank business with Mr. FitzPatrick.

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