Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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We have to be careful. I am positive about this but we have to be careful because we have received many letters asking for witnesses to appear before us disputing various issues, particularly about the universities. That should not be the focus of the committee and, therefore, we need to look at a principle in this regard. There are exceptions to every principle and this is a particularly savage case, which would not be captured. We need to examine this specifically. We should wait until we discuss this with Mr. O'Brien because he has to come back to us in respect of the issues that have been mentioned. I raised three issues that have nothing to do with the commission of investigation, including public procurement and freedom of information. We cannot have a situation where a witness comes in and then Mr. O'Brien-----