Micheál Carrigy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I just wanted to make a point that was more to do the timelines on the Thursday. I know Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú has gone through it. It was extremely important that we heard that information here today. It led to what happened on Thursday night. With regard to the chain of events, I think the Minister was correct to send her letter under the circumstances. I do not think the chair of any board should refuse to meet a Minister under any circumstances. If the chair had not resigned on Friday morning and had refused to meet the Minister, I think they should have been removed from their position. It was the right course of action. I asked about it earlier on that I would like to get that documentation from the Department with regard to all the timelines on the Thursday and the correspondence over and back. I feel that it was unacceptable for the chair of a State board appointed by Government to refuse to meet the Minister who was representing the Government and the taxpayer. It would be important to put that information into the public domain.