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Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: I note that the other day the Deputy, in an interview, said he knows a lot about economics.

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: I suspect Deputy Adams also knows a lot about governance-----

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: -----including of organisations of which he was never even a member, but that is another issue.

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: This is being inquired into. It is a Northern matter.

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: Everything Deputy Adams has said relates to various individuals within the Northern business community or, indeed, individuals from other communities who have come forward-----

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: -----to suggest there was something untoward in relation-----

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: -----to how property matters were dealt with-----

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: -----in respect of the North of Ireland and distressed assets in the North of Ireland which, unfortunately - and I agree with Deputy Adams on this-----

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: -----have ended up being sold-----

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: -----way below the values attributed to those assets at the height of the boom. That is my point about economics.

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: I share the Deputy's distress on that. Does Deputy Adams agree, given that he at all times talks about Northern institutions-----

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: Can Deputy Adams not allow the Northern Ireland institutions, which are investigating this matter-----

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: -----including the Police Service of Northern Ireland and agencies from the UK that deal with fraud and serious crime issues-----

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: As I understand it, those different organisations, including some organisations from the US-----

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: -----are inquiring into this. Does that not suggest that Deputy Adams lacks confidence in the Northern Ireland institutions to make inquiries that could lead to a conclusion of those investigations?

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: I believe Deputy Adams is engaging in a game of charades.

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: It is extremely important-----

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: The suggestion is that a substantial sum of money was to be awarded to a number of parties involved-----

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: I am reading in the newspapers about the allegations being made by different people-----

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Joan Burton: -----that a substantial sum of money was potentially going to be given, shared, awarded - whatever term the Deputy wants to use - to particular individuals involved in particular deals. Rightly, the policing authorities are examining this.