In Reply to: rtÉ lets bev off posted by What's going on? on June 25, 2007 at 11:13:00:

As I said before - what would you prefer - she has no known assets - most are in other people's name.

Therefore, she could have become bankrupt and they would have got very little. The payment was subject to her not been made bankrupt.

Not sure it should matter to the electorate - it was a civil case. no criminal case was ever brought against her.