Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Sorry, if I just can intervene. The legal advice I have is that what ... the Dep .. or Senator can ask the question if he wishes. "Yes" or "No" is not ... is a direction to tell the witness how to respond. The witness is entitled to make his own position on how they will respond. And to assist in getting the fullest answer possible, if there are particular matters rather than generality, if that can be put, it would certainly help the situation here.