Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

That was not my intention whatsoever. I wanted to meet her. I wanted to outline what had arisen that day. It was the first opportunity to correct the record, where I had said publicly on foot of the information supplied to me and reports at the weekend that there was absolutely no board approval. I felt compelled when asked to share the information that I had rather than conceal it. I had no choice. It was a very difficult situation.