Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 4 April 2019

Public Accounts Committee

2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality

9:00 am

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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I cannot have that said at the Committee of Public Accounts. If there is substance, I cannot stop it, but if it is said at the Committee of Public Accounts on the public record, I have a duty as Chairman, given the suggestion of criminality, to send the transcript to the Garda Commissioner for his action afterwards. I just want us all to understand. Mr. O'Driscoll will consider doing the same - that is up to him - but I know what I have to do as Chairman.

Deputy MacSharry should complete his questioning. It will be on the record and the transcript will be sent on.