Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Chairman. Before calling the members I wish to pose some questions to the Chairman. Is this the end of the matter, Deputy McGuinness? Are there further revelations to come? Is he aware of any other freedom of information requests in respect of his period as Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment? In the questions we are posing the Chairman made reference to his own credibility. This is about the integrity of the Committee of Public Accounts. The Committee of Public Accounts is bigger than one person. It is about the work we do collectively as a group, the work we have done in the past and the work we will do into the future. This is not about personalities but there are issues. I ask the Chairman to address those three questions but I ask him to first address the question: is this the end of the matter? I put that question in the context of the distraction from the work we are doing as a committee. Is the Chairman aware of any other freedom of information requests in respect of his period as Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment?