Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

After a tribunal lasting 15 years and costing over €150 million, the Bill will still leave key Mahon recommendations not implemented. Recently, there have been serious attempts to rehabilitate the legacy of Bertie Ahern and the wider Fianna Fáil Party. I note Deputy Micheál Martin was a leading Minister in previous Administrations.

The real legacy of decades of Fianna Fáil rule lies in the findings and workings of the Mahon and Flood tribunals. As there appears to be a bout of collective amnesia in the Chamber, it is worth reminding ourselves of the actual legacy of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael control of local and national democracy. The Mahon tribunal findings resulted in the imprisonment of Ray Burke in 2005 after he pleaded guilty to not paying tax on undeclared income. It found that Bertie Ahern had lied about the source of more than £215,000 that had been lodged in bank accounts connected to him-----

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