Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I ask the question because I am struck by the fact that initially when this special meeting of February 2013 was mentioned he pleaded absolute ignorance of it. He said he was unaware of the meeting and he cited an alternative date of March. As the conversation moved on, not alone did he recall the special meeting but he was able to tell us that he was in Spain and that he had tendered his apologies for the meeting.

As regards the vacancy for CEO, the position which he occupied for a number of months, initially in response to questioning Mr. Conlan said that he had only known of the vacancy in March. Later, when pressed, he conceded that he had received a telephone call. I must say to Mr. Conlan that these are not just matters of detail for the committee. It bothers me a lot that he has to be pressed to give full information on basic issues such as those.