Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It is important to explain that a process is in train into which a great deal of work has been put. The coalface bargaining is at arm's length from me and I am very sensitive about tripping across it.

In this regard it would be very unusual - I do not know of any precedent that so requires in primary legislation - if the Government of the day was to commit to doing what the Deputy requests in terms of a Minister presenting before the committee and subjecting himself or herself to questioning about the transaction, what has happened since and, as Deputy Naughton said, where did the money go, what were the purposes for which it was used as against the stated objects at the time. That is about as fulsome as I can be.