Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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We do not want to do anything that would prejudice any legal proceedings which may flow from that issue. We have already mentioned that the Garda is carrying out investigations. We are already aware that the matter is before the High Court. We are also already aware that the Director of Corporate Enforcement is pursuing proceedings. We want to ensure that nothing we say or do might compromise the work of those State bodies. People will want them to do their work. We will not do anything to cut across that. From my point of view, first, it would be outside our remit and, second, we would not be treading on good ground if we attempted to bring anybody who was involved in Console directly before the committee. We will start with HSE and Tony O'Brien. Mr. O'Brien is the custodian of the money he handed out to Console. We will start by asking him, in the first instance, to account for the money he handed out.