Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)

I could talk about corporate and political memory from the point of view of Fianna Fáil.

Deputy McDonald outlined many of the proposals which form part of the programme for Government and we look forward to her support in these matters. She would make a major contribution if she were to inform the House about the balance sheet to which she referred in respect of the golden circle Sinn Féin has in the United States. Perhaps she will tell us how much money her party has raised since 2007 and what it did with these moneys. It would be an important development in terms of Sinn Féin's bona fides on the issue of cleaning up politics if the Deputy were to indicate what her party does with the extensive funding it raises outside this jurisdiction.

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