David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

No, he is not. With respect, what the witness is doing is offering his view as to why he did not contact An Garda Síochána. He said that one of the reasons was that if he had asked - he then cites references to a third party - it would have said "no". What I am saying is that this is an excuse because he did not ask. If he had asked, he might have got a different outcome. We will never know that.