Mr. Aidan O'Driscoll:

I realise that but I am sure the Chairman will be reasonable with the Deputy. The issues arising from that case have now moved on into other fora but the Deputy is right that Judge Earley's report was issued, he made a finding that the officer was treated unfairly in some respects as a result of his actions and I am aware that following that, the previous direct general apologised to the officer. The case has now widened significantly because the officer has raised other issues. There are a large number of issues in this case which I presume the committee is aware of and they are now in front of the WRC, the Labour Court and the Circuit Court. In the WRC and the Labour Court, matters have been suspended pending the outcome of the Circuit Court proceedings. That is as much as I can say.