Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I believe it is appropriate that the High Court judge be given all of the information and documentation in this case. I am conscious that Verrimus itself issued a statement, in which I had no hand or part, stating it was not in a position to make public comment on this.

I could not answer questions put to me by this committee without referencing the information available to me that I have received. I have tried to do that in as forthright and as a direct way as possible. If I had told the committee I could not answer questions because the matter was dealt with in the security reports, I would have instantly been accused of covering something up.