Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I understand and appreciate where people are coming from regarding requests that predated the establishment of the Farrelly commission of investigation. However, while it is all well and good talking in this way, we need legal advice. To me it is not a question of whether we should receive it; it is a question of our time. I do not believe our time is best spent investigating something that has already been investigated by an authority with the appropriate level of expertise, which we do not have, and that matter will be put in the public domain. I am not sure what is being served by us getting documentation. The committee should be given clarity as to what we are entitled to receive and what is barred as a result of the Farrelly commission of investigation and go from there.