Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 June 2015

Public Accounts Committee

Business of Committee

10:00 am

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

The issue raised by the Deputy is a matter for the second half of this meeting. Prior to commencement of that part of the meeting, the committee will hear legal advice from our parliamentary legal advisers. Following the request from members that the Department of Finance officials would re-appear before the committee to correct the record, and the desire of the officials also to do so, it was made clear to them that during their appearance before us today, apart from correction of the record, they would be asked a wide range of questions about issues not related to the inquiry. Arising from that, the Department wrote to the committee indicating that it had taken legal advice on the matter and would not be able to answer questions relative to the inquiry.

I agree with what Deputy Fleming said but, because there is a difference of opinion and we must ensure we are right in what we are doing, we will seek legal advice before commencing the second part of this meeting. I ask members to wait until then to raise the issues of concern to them in relation to this matter.

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