Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

Níor mhaith liom cur isteach ar an Teachta. I am sure the Taoiseach will agree that golden circles and elites have brought this State into economic distress. There is evidence of complicity and collusion between some politicians, some sections of the media, big business, financiers and so on. Some people have been accused of economic treason. As the Taoiseach has said, there is a wide gap between citizens and the political system. He has said that honesty is his only policy. I accept that. Why then did Fine Gael not inform the Moriarty tribunal about the donation of $50,000 that it received from Telenor in December 1995? There were two people at the centre of that. Deputy Lowry was chair of the board of trustees of Fine Gael. The late David Austin was an acknowledged supporter and fundraiser for the Fine Gael Party. This begs another question. How many donations were made to Fine Gael in this way?

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