Ms Oonagh McPhillips:

I would refer Deputy O'Callaghan back to my statement on that one. If the Minister was to express that view to a Commissioner in regard to a matter before a commission of investigation, that could be deemed subsequently to have been interfering in the Commissioner's rights before the commission. If the issue of disciplinary proceedings or any kind of proceedings arose subsequent to the findings of a commission, the Minister would have compromised herself in regard to that.