Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In Mr. Justice Charleton's commentary, and in his call last February for co-operation with the tribunal, he called on all parties who had information that was relevant to pass it on. Notwithstanding the specific request made of the Department, and I note it has made some voluntary disclosures outside of this, I am flabbergasted, to be quite honest, that Ms McPhillips would contend that an overload of information to the tribunal would be inappropriate. I would think that is a judgment call the Department did not have the authority to make. It is a judgment call the Charleton tribunal has the authority to make. I contend the Department did not co-operate with the tribunal. It should have given every note, email and a piece of documentation to the tribunal, and it would have been for the tribunal to go through it and decide whether it was relevant. Does Ms McPhillips agree now, in hindsight, that was a mistake?