Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

A point regularly relied upon is that it would have been improper for the Minister to get involved in the process at the commission. The use of the word "improper" is quite specific. The Tánaiste, Deputy Coveney, made specific reference in the Seanad to the fact that neither the Minister nor any other party should interfere with the adducing of evidence at a commission. Does Ms McPhillips accept there is a possible conflation of several issues in so far as adducing evidence is a very specific action and what the Department considers improper is not necessarily against the law?