John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

To make it clear, at the time that we received the documentation, it was made clear by the Committee of Public Accounts that we were only interested in the system failure and the loss of revenue to the State. That is all we are interested in. The committee is not interested in names or places. Arising from the Comptroller and Auditor General's report on the same type of issue, the committee acted on it. I understood at the time the Comptroller and Auditor General had received information from Garda sources; perhaps this information should be given to the Comptroller General. It is relevant to our discussion because it is information above and beyond what the Comptroller and Auditor General has included in his report. It was felt that because of the nature of the information, we should get legal advice. That is what we have done.