Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate Mr. O'Brien's elaboration but from our perspective the timing seems quite coincidental.

I will move on. I wish to refer to Mr. O'Brien’s opening statement. He referred to the fact that he did not want to interfere with the live investigation being conducted by the Garda. Is he aware of the correspondence with Commissioner O'Sullivan, dated 23 December 2016, and a letter concerning deputy commissioner Eugene Corcoran dated 15 July 2016? They have a different version of events from the one made by Mr. O'Brien in his meeting of 2 February. They both state clearly that the Garda has no objection to the publication of the relevant reports in circumstances where the interests of the affected parties and-or the overall public interest require it. Mr. O'Brien has corrected the record in relation to some matters in his report but he might just give us his views on that please?