Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael)
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When I wrote that letter to the clerk, it was at the beginning of this process but it has taken off at quite an extraordinary rate since then. I am very keen for the committee to do its job but I am also very keen to avoid duplication. A series of investigations are taking place up to and including those being carried out by An Garda Síochána. While we have a clear and defined role in monitoring the expenditure of public funds - clearly, that covers Console via the HSE - I am slightly reluctant to take it to the next stage or to examine the investigations into the investigations and matters of that nature. That would be a waste of time and the resources available to us. It would also be a duplication of the work.