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

I cited to Mr. Conlan two examples of fairly basic queries that were made, one in relation to a meeting of a board of which he was a long-standing member and the second in respect of his knowledge of a position for which he applied and was the successful candidate. It was very basic stuff, yet Mr. Conlan was not in a position to even answer the questions in a direct way when first asked.

More to the point, Mr. Conlan has failed spectacularly to give any detail or to demonstrate any knowledge of the information members now have in respect of this sum of €700,000, which was marked down as a donation and which found its found its way into the pension arrangements of his predecessor. Mr. Conlan should be aware that is not helpful. It is not the hallmark of a prepared witness, perhaps, or perhaps it is the hallmark of an unco-operative witness before this committee. However, it is one or the other.