Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

If I understand Deputy Burke correctly, there would be no situation in which an official could not answer the questions, given that there was nothing legal in being. The procurement contract tendering process would still be under way. In the case of the Department of Education, however, it was possible that ongoing legal cases could have been interfered with. If we are testing the process, what questions will officials not answer and on what basis?