Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

If Deputy Louise O'Reilly had said that she criticised me for sitting where I did because it could have the effect of intimidating witnesses, that would be an objective statement of her opinion. I would certainly regret it. If anything, I felt it is less conflictual to be opposite. If I had any instinctive reason to be sitting here, it is because I do not like conflict and I have found this committee on occasions unpleasantly intimidating, but I will not accuse anybody of that.