"It is not for the Tribunal to determine whether Mr Charles Haughey should be prosecuted . . . this is a matter for the Director of Public Prosecutions. However, the Tribunal considers that the circumstances warrant the papers in the matter being sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions for his consideration as to whether there ought to be a prosecution, and the Tribunal intends to do so."
- The Tribunal report.
"I subsequently telephoned Desmond Traynor and told him what Margaret Heffernan had said. He replied that he was meeting Margaret Heffernan in a few days' time and would hear what she had to say, but that I need not be concerned about these rumours, as they were without foundation."
"I have never spoken about my place in history or in the community or anything of that kind to anyone."
"I do recall in the course of the conversation that Mr Smyth inquired of me as to whether or not I had availed of the tax amnesty in 1993 and I informed him that I had not."
"I never asked Mr Bernard Dunne for any financial assistance or spoke to him about any matter concerning my financial affairs. I have no knowledge of any approach by the late Desmond Traynor to Mr Bernard Dunne, either directly or otherwise, in respect of seeking financial assistance on my behalf."
- Charles Haughey's first statement to the Tribunal, signed July 7th, 1997.
"It is certainly strange that the financial affairs of one of the country's largest commercial enterprises should be controlled solely by one man."
- Tribunal report referring to Mr Ben Dunne's control of Dunnes Stores' finances.