Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein)
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It was proven by An Coimisinéir Teanga, however, that that was not the case. There were at least two people in the Department of Social Protection to whom that did not happen and there could be a number of others. How does one take the relationship with the Ombudsman? If there was a ruling from one of the other ombudsmen, would one take the same view that one could almost take it or leave it? If the Minister says we are not going to run with something, does one not run with it? Is his finding not binding by law?