David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That was not bad. In a reply to a parliamentary question on the issue and on Ms Dixon's report, the Minister, Deputy Regina Doherty, stated:

The Department sought to meet the DPC on two occasions since receipt of the report with a view to outlining the basis for its conclusions and seeking to clarify a number of matters of concern relating to inconsistencies both within the DPC's report and between the report and the accompanying letter from the DPC. The request for a meeting was declined on both occasions.

The Minister is speaking on behalf of the Department here. Essentially, she stated Ms Dixon's commission refused to meet the Department, despite two requests being made. Will Ms Dixon outline the rationale for why that was the case?