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

We have done that and, having regard to an opinion from the Chief State Solicitor's office and considered all of the facts, the Department decided that, on balance, a prosecution was not warranted. That does not answer the question I put to Ms Creedon, as to whether it went to the Attorney General for the advice of senior counsel and came back to her or whether it just landed in her office, she considered it and gave an opinion.