Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Acting Chairman is absolutely shocking. He has let himself down a bagful there. We will move on. The Minister's Department is currently defending a civil action taken by Ian Bailey and his legal team. Is it not incredible that the Attorney General did not deem it necessary to bring this to the Minister's attention, considering his early confirmation of consultation with her office about this case, and the fact he is currently defending a civil action? It has been said that he has not been consulted about this, but I must say it is remarkable if that did not happen.

We will move on. I might get an extra minute and a half.

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