O'Neill and Ahern
Des O'Neill SC:That company that was giving you that money, was it as a political donation?
Ahern:Personal, political donation.
O'Neill:I know that they were giving it to you personally because you received it personally. But was it a political donation?
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Ahern:A political donation for my personal use.
O'Neill:Your personal use being your political career presumably?
Ahern:Yes.
O'Neill:Yes. And is there any reason why you would lodge such money to an account which you were using for the purpose of purchasing your own house?
Ahern:If they gave, if they gave me the money and said it was for personal use, that's the only way I would do that. Otherwise I gave it to my party.