David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is our committee and one should have regard to precedent but my understanding of this is this individual wants to come before the committee in public. That is what this person is requesting and that is a matter for us to decide. There are issues that will not be covered by the commission of investigation. The services provider issues, for example, relate to finance and funding and they can, and should be, dealt with by this committee. That is our function and for that reason, if we agree that the whistleblower should come in, it should not be a private meeting. That would be problematic for us and the witness if we agree this.