Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister stated:

Yesterday's announcement that the former CEO had voluntarily stepped aside pending an "independent" investigation fell far short of expectations.

When asked by Deputy Rock why "independent" was in inverted commas and whether he felt that it was independent, the Minister said that he did not know whether it was or not. Has the Minister confidence that the investigation will be fully independent?