James Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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I am just trying to understand why Mr. Fox was handed a piece of paper by the gentleman behind him, which was read by Ms Campion. Mr. Fox put on his glasses and he then read it into the record. Why did he do that? What is the chain of command here? Why is Mr. Fox saying that now? Initially, he said he did not know anything about the summonses or about the information. Why is he now asserting that point? Mr. Fox then went on to say that he can “guarantee”. He was very firm, even though he did not know anything about this. There are contradictory things happening in real time here. I want to understand why the piece of paper was handed to Ms Campion. What was the motivation for that piece of paper being handed over? Why did Mr. Fox read it out straightaway, with his glasses on, as a response to the line of questioning from Deputy Kenny?