Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

These are the facts as I have been informed of them, but of course there are many questions which need to be answered. That is why the Government has decided that it is necessary to establish the facts and has announced that there will be a statutory inquiry. It is absolutely right that all these matters should be independently examined and I will not hesitate to seek further inquiries into any other matters should this prove necessary. It is unfortunate that Members of this House could not, until they learned more of these matters, resist the temptation to engage in their usual political attacks.

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