Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I read the transcripts of the Anglo tapes published by the Sunday Independent. Yesterday I listened to Deputy Pearse Doherty state he had had similar tapes in his possession for more than three weeks. It reminds me of a military tactic where when an army is in retreat, it puts up a smokescreen. That is very much what we have seen this week. We have seen the tapes being held for three weeks by what is called a democratic party. They were not handed over to the Garda or the Governor of the Central Bank but held as a smokescreen knowing what was coming down the line in documentaries on RTE and other stations.

The size of the rest of the debt is approximately €160 billion. I know the Acting Chairman is biting his tongue to correct me on the figures, but we will work on rough figures.

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