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

I think it is obvious that we will have to deal with the documentation later. Just to make it clear, there is no issue with the documentation being published. That is correct and proper. It is a matter of the timing and the motivation for the timing. I entirely agree with Deputy McFadden that it is not fair to point fingers at civil servants. I do not think that is what was intended but it is important to say that this looks and feels like a manoeuvre by the Minister, via his officials, in advance of the meeting. That is most unfortunate and it is important that when a manoeuvre such as that is pulled, those in question, in this case the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, have their cards marked and that it is acknowledged. It is important that he and his officials present themselves before the committee and we can investigate and consider those documents at that stage.