Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

These questions specifically pertained to the answers provided here today. I am concerned that it appears the only reason we are here today and the only reason we have been provided with extensive replies is because Mr. Tierney answered a question from a radio journalist last week, a question to which I or others could not get an answer in our Parliament. Mr. Tierney tells me he was not aware of the questions. Is it that the Department did not inform him or his staff were not aware that the questions were asked?