Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister is being disingenuous. He should not add to his woes. He needs to be clear and upfront when answering questions. He has, in my view, previously misled the Dáil. Even according to his own statement today, the Minister told Mr. Ó Neachtain what his course of action would be and that there would be a phase two examination. The Minister says this was a personal view. He is the Minister. He was speaking to somebody acting on behalf of the party that wished to carry out this takeover. That is not a personal view. The phone call happened. It happened in the way described in this affidavit. The Minister gave inside information to Mr. Ó Neachtain. He conceded as much in his opening statement. When he takes to his feet, the Minister needs to accept that was outside of the law, inappropriate and that that call should not have taken place.

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