Christopher O'Sullivan (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Let me put it this way. Would it have been better, when the question was put to you to give detail about conversations with Ms Ní Raghallaigh and the fact that you were misinformed, to have said that very important information was emerging which necessitated a meeting with the chair of the board, who was then Siún Ní Raghallaigh, that the meeting was happening the next day and that there would be a full statement on matters after that meeting? Would that have been a better way to progress? I know it is not the transparency and openness you say is so important in politics, but would there have been less of a consequence if you had gone down that line and said, "Something has emerged, it is concerning, we need to get clarification on it, there is a meeting set up for tomorrow and I will be making a full statement after that."? Would that have been preferable?