Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Higgins is correct. I do not think there is a sinner outside this House who believes a word of the scenario being painted by the Government today.

It defies credibility. Two days ago, there was a Cabinet crisis of a fairly hefty dimension and, suddenly, to the rescue comes this bombshell of news about the system containing tapes which nobody knew about before. That was no coincidence. It is quite obvious that several persons were sitting on this ready to release it at an opportune time.

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