Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The issue here is that there are a number of retired officials who are obviously very pertinent to this section. We need to ensure that all the information in their heads which could be helpful and all the information that may be on their phones or in their emails is all provided and discoverable.

In respect of my next few questions, I am only touching the surface. In respect of the publication of the report, there was a meeting in Garda headquarters with the legal team regarding the O'Higgins report when it was sent out in provisional form before it was published soon afterwards. RTÉ used the report to make some reports of its own. Obviously, the report was leaked. We all know about that. I have asked parliamentary questions regarding the meeting that took place in Garda headquarters. That is separate from the Department. I do not expect the witnesses to have full knowledge of that. Was the Department aware that this meeting took place before the report was leaked? I have asked this parliamentary question numerous times. If the Department was not aware of it, when was it made aware that this meeting took place? What did it do about it?