Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 21 March 2013
Public Accounts Committee
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project
12:10 pm
Mr. Brian Purcell:
No, not all of it is out of bounds. For example, we tried to answer Deputy Nolan's question on the circumstances in which the Bridge Project Limited sought accommodation. Within the constraints to which I alluded, we can attempt to answer questions on practical elements and cost factors. I must take our legal representative's advice regarding a case that is being taken on our behalf. We might be able to answer some questions, but there are others that we cannot. Even in the questions that we answer, a point may come during our discourse beyond which we cannot go.