Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The witnesses seemed to say earlier that they did not think the terms of reference were relevant to some of these items when their Minister in the Oireachtas had set up a tribunal to investigate a number of issues. The document is clearly relevant under the terms of reference in a number of cases. Part C of the terms of reference includes the knowledge of the present and former Garda Commissioner concerning criminal allegations against Maurice McCabe. Parts F, G and H list matters that relate to knowledge of the Garda Commissioner and the former Commissioner of this strategy of a criminal allegation against Maurice McCabe and of it being used in an attempt to undermine him. In the discussions that took place in the Dáil, the role of the Department's knowledge was specifically listed. I do not understand how the witnesses would think that an email that validated the matter would not be relevant. I do not get that.