Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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This in-between layer probably just got a little lost in the public arena. As a layman, it looks to me as if the authorised officer did what I would call a preliminary report. I use the word "preliminary" to mean informal. The report was presented to a Minister or other person and the Minister then decided, on the basis of the information provided, that he needed to appoint High Court inspectors to carry out a more thorough report with much greater legal powers to report to the courts. Ms Feehily mentioned those eminent people. I accept she might not be an expert in this regard, but would the information provided to the High Court inspectors have included the information the authorised officer had, which led to the appointment of the High Court inspectors in the first place?